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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
Taiwan is prone to earthquakes and is near the junction of two tectonic plates.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
Mountains and forests rush by outside, broken up by junctions, barriers and bridges, the quality of light shifts along with the seasons.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Traffic moves along on a road at the junction Saint-Michel next to a roadblock, following reports of a coup attempt underway against the government of Benin's President Patrice Talon, in Cotonou, Benin, December 7, 2025.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The Fastiv junction station and commuter rolling stock were damaged overnight.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
Mountains and forests rush by outside, broken up by junctions, barriers and bridges, the quality of light shifts along with the seasons.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Traffic moves along on a road at the junction Saint-Michel next to a roadblock, following reports of a coup attempt underway against the government of Benin's President Patrice Talon, in Cotonou, Benin, December 7, 2025.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The Fastiv junction station and commuter rolling stock were damaged overnight.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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Noting the facility’s multipurpose capabilities for youth programs and community special events, Tolbert lauded it as a hub of systemic change — an intersection of women’s sports, family health and community pride.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The intersection is not far from Stone Bridge High School, where Yu was a student.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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This is especially significant to consider early in the year when Saturn and Neptune join forces in Aries, activating a part of your chart that governs intimacy, trust and emotional merging.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Los Rancheros and Poway Kiwanis clubs are in the process of merging, a move that members say will strengthen their organization and increase their abilities to help their communities.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Each attachment can connect to an extra-long, 22-foot hose that doesn’t kink, and is flexible enough to easily maneuver around obstacles and corners.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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Levi’s Water-Resistant Short Cotton Trench Coat Last but not least, given spring is right around the corner, there’s no better time than now to buy a water-resistant trench coat.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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O’Donnell noted that a critical juncture in the fall of the Berlin Wall was when upper-level officials in East Germany were no longer assured that the Soviet Union had their backs.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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There was no discussion of Peterson’s cramping after the game, though a member of KU’s radio crew noted that Peterson used a massage wrap on the bench at one juncture down the stretch.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
11 Jan. 2026
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For instance, red geysers that showed signs of galaxy interactions or past minor mergers contained much more inflowing gas.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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According to The Detroit News, Comerica Park, home of the MLB’s Detroit Tigers, will be renamed as soon as 2027 as a result of the merger.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Because 2026 will be the year that defines the late stages of his storied career, and the unification between the most successful driver in F1 history and the sport’s most successful, iconic team.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The crossroads of the Mediterranean, it was founded by the Phoenicians and ruled by the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, French, and Spanish before becoming part of Italy during the country’s unification in 1861.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2025
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The emerging tariff regime represents the consolidation of a doctrine in which the weaponization of interdependence becomes the central technique of imperial management; the distinction between friends and adversaries matters less than their willingness to be folded into American objectives.—
Pratap Bhanu Mehta,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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Hoge didn’t answer questions from The Athletic about the concerns that PSA/Collectors is building a monopoly in the grading space or about Ryan’s demand for FTC action on Collectors’ consolidation of the grading business.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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SpaceX's Starlink constellation, which now totals more than 9,100 operational satellites, provides internet access to areas around the world where other means of connecting are either sparse non existent.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Thankfully, due to a lot of personal research, the connecting of many dots, and a strong Wi-Fi signal, Teddy has uncovered the truth.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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