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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
Yet, at this critical junction, European leaders such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are floating the idea of sanctions relief.
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Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
For decades, the line existed as little more than a stub—just two stops past its junction with the north-to-south B Line.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
The 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, had been born with ureterovesical junction obstruction, a rare congenital disease, where a blockage between the ureter and bladder causes urine to back up into the kidney.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Lewis and King were coworkers at Taco Casa, a fast food restaurant near the junction of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820 in Fort Worth.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
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Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
For decades, the line existed as little more than a stub—just two stops past its junction with the north-to-south B Line.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
The 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, had been born with ureterovesical junction obstruction, a rare congenital disease, where a blockage between the ureter and bladder causes urine to back up into the kidney.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Lewis and King were coworkers at Taco Casa, a fast food restaurant near the junction of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820 in Fort Worth.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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My eyes sneak under his windshield at the intersection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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All that was left of the snow was shoveled into melting mounds at the edges of intersections and crosswalks.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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That is problematic because the feeding and merging processes that allow black holes to grow to supermassive status had always been thought to take longer than 1 billion years.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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But in this merging process, several threads have been left behind.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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The bodies must be decontaminated before being taken to the corner’s office, local authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The bedroom, on a corner of the building, was the shape of an irregular quadrangle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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To that end, this debacle has put Martin’s job in jeopardy – and rightly so – at a critical juncture.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Coming full circle with energy ( XLE ) actually performing better year-to-date compared to technology ( XLK ), the weekly ratio of XLK/XLE shows a very interesting juncture where some major decisions will be made.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Such mergers of different sources of resentment were among the major causes for war in 1914.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Khan’s greatest success was likely in deterring a larger number of mergers with the threat of regulatory pressure.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Of course, in 1915, Newton's theory of gravity was supplanted by Einstein's geometric theory of gravity, general relativity, which sees this fundamental force arise from the curvature of the fabric of spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) caused by objects with mass.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
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Sardinia’s unification, in the mid-1800s, with what would become the Kingdom of Italy is seen by many as an act of colonization.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Only federal student loans can be included in a federal Direct consolidation loan.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Another one is whether a sale would spur other consolidation within exhibition, a sector that’s been relatively quiet post-COVID.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Two of the company's vessels, Icon and Star of the Seas, feature exterior doors to connecting cabins — replacing the traditional interior door, as Royal Caribbean Blog reported.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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According to Ryan, the right kitchen sells the dream of entertaining, connecting, and living well.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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