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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
Follow the narrow Cedar Gulch Trail, then veer left at the junction to ascend the circuit clockwise, admiring Golden scenery and the distant Denver skyline.
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Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Yet, at this critical junction, European leaders such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are floating the idea of sanctions relief.
—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
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Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Yet, at this critical junction, European leaders such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are floating the idea of sanctions relief.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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As the family entered the intersection, Erickson drove by them and avoided a collision.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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According to a motor vehicle crash report and Gwinnett Police dashcam footage obtained by USA TODAY, two vehicles collided at the intersection of Buford Drive NE and Russell Road NE in Lawrenceville on May 23.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 June 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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What to do nearby The hotel sits on the quiet corner of Main and Garmisch streets, across from Paepcke Park.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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For months, residents of Havana — home to 2 million of Cuba’s almost 10 million residents — have lived with piles of garbage accumulating on almost every street corner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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At one juncture, Bassichis recounts a routine that Maya did about coming out as gay to his father, a devout Catholic who reassured him that their family would pay any price for a cure.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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The Obama center, too, is an act of city planning, a newly lively juncture connecting the park to the Midway Plaisance and the University of Chicago campus.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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The announcement framed it as a merger of equals, bringing 42 parks together under one company.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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Weiss was appointed last fall by David Ellison, a technology scion who took over CBS’ parent company, Paramount, in an $8 billion merger with his media company, Skydance.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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General relativity suggests that objects with mass cause spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) to warp.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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The two main events are a title unification bout between Ilia Topiura and Justin Gaethje and an interim heavyweight title contest between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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From credit card debt forgiveness to debt management programs to counseling and consolidation, there's likely a viable path forward right now, some of which don't even come with fees.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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This was his shorthand for the focus on stock prices and consolidation.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 June 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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