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as in intersection
a place where two or more things are united
situated at the junction of several major railways, the city has long been a transportation hub
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as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the junction of the coalition's two military forces has not been without problems
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as in corner
a place where roads meet
the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction
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Recent Examples of junction
Nestled near the junction of the 405, 5 and 22 freeways is a sweet little oasis of calm and beauty called the Bowers Museum.
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Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Pitt, driving, brought the car to a stop at the junction.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker were on hand for the ceremonial breakthrough of the final meter of rock to open the first tunnel beneath the Brenner Pass, a key junction in an EU rail project that will one day run from Helsinki to Palermo.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Marie-Louise Jacques, MD, MBA, Founder & CEO of Pharmabiotech Consultants, writes at the junction of science, business, and leadership.
—Marie-Louise Jacques, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Pitt, driving, brought the car to a stop at the junction.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker were on hand for the ceremonial breakthrough of the final meter of rock to open the first tunnel beneath the Brenner Pass, a key junction in an EU rail project that will one day run from Helsinki to Palermo.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Marie-Louise Jacques, MD, MBA, Founder & CEO of Pharmabiotech Consultants, writes at the junction of science, business, and leadership.
—Marie-Louise Jacques, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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To commemorate his legacy, city and community leaders gathered on Thursday — on what would have been his 85th birthday — to install an honorary street sign at the intersection of Tooley Street and Oriole Street in Encanto.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The design channels the energy of his music and the spirit of his community, creating a bold intersection of performance footwear and global culture, Salomon noted.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Venus enters Libra on the 13th and the New Moon follows on the 21st, lighting up your sector of intimacy, merging, and emotional contracts.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
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Any disruptions in the merging of the SDF into the Syrian state raises the risk of an ISIS resurgence.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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At other times, he was involved in more build-up play, with first-time flicks around the corner particularly effective in moving Arsenal upfield quickly.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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And now, one such creation slithers, squeezes, and twists through the narrowest corners.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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This is just one example of how women have long been impacted by a lack of medical answers—not just during pregnancy, but at every important juncture of our lives.—
Maria Shriver,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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There's something so deeply satisfying about winnowing a huge capital ship down to its smallest components, finding critical welds and junctures, and melting them apart with your heat laser.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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John Halley, a longtime ex-Viacom exec who was elevated to lead ad sales for Paramount soon after the merger of CBS and Viacom, is still with the company, according to a person familiar with the new hire.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Duval said a corresponding group of Queens alumni opposed to the merger currently has about 300.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to pursue unification—by force if necessary.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Engineer earnings via consolidation and accept higher antitrust exposure while your addressable market narrows.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere in the interview, Bassetti addressing market consolidation.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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The pair stole America's hearts as the chaotic coupling that was Kelly Kapoor and Ryan Howard on The Office.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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If that sounds like an unlikely coupling, that's the point.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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