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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
The stakes of the story become ever more human-on-human, with zombies largely relegated to one epic battle that sits at the cinematic junction of western, medieval and samurai.
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Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
At the 1-mile mark, hikers will reach the junction with the Mesa Trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The human body has many joints, which are essentially bone and muscle junctions held together with ligaments.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The signals are then received by intricate, branched filaments called dendrites and the junctions at which these structures connect are called synapses.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
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Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
At the 1-mile mark, hikers will reach the junction with the Mesa Trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The human body has many joints, which are essentially bone and muscle junctions held together with ligaments.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The signals are then received by intricate, branched filaments called dendrites and the junctions at which these structures connect are called synapses.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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The two-vehicle crash happened around 5:15 p.m. April 20 at the intersection of West 143rd and King streets, Overland Park police said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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In one of them, which was posted last June and found to be filmed on Bear Rock Road in Durham, the driver of a Ferrari can be seen slowing to about 8 mph at the intersection of Higganum Road before allegedly accelerating to 77 mph in a 30 mph residential zone, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
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Around the corner looms the Baroque-Neoclassical Cádiz Cathedral, a remnant of the city’s 18th-century golden era, when Cádiz was Spain’s main harbor and a gateway to the Americas.—
Christopher Bagley,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
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Highway 69 is just around the corner, offering quick access to the Kansas City metro while preserving the quiet, relaxed pace of rural life.—
Prime Development Land Company,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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At this juncture, dismissal with prejudice is required.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Is there even just one piece missing, or are there two or three? What should have been the final-build phase of the team last year now rolls into another summer, which becomes a critical juncture for Arsenal.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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The merger will require approval from the Higher Learning Commission — which could take several months — and the system and college will work together to meet state and federal regulatory requirements, with a goal of completing the deal in time for the fall 2026 semester.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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This is especially true with Mars charging up your intimate eighth house of mergers and emotional bonds, while in harmony with Venus in your fourth house of innermost feelings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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In September 2019, Poirier faced Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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This growing internal consensus, however, makes Beijing less likely to engage in the critical self-reflection necessary to dispassionately evaluate its own strategic planning—and more likely to intensify its military buildup and pursuit of unification.—
TONG ZHAO,
Foreign Affairs,
2 May 2025
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Two of the biggest cable companies in the United States have agreed to merge, marking a major milestone in consolidation as cord-cutters continue to ditch their pricey TV packages, thus forcing companies to adjust to their dwindling futures.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Community divided The report found a divide between those surveyed who were in favor of and in opposition to consolidation, with minimal middle ground.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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In the robot, the same kind of coupling was achieved by connecting all tubes to the same input airflow, which enabled them to communicate through variations in pressure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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Julius’s secretive couplings with a Latino gambler (Diego Calva) are discreet, never sensual like Hernández’s nude compositions.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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Three other conspirators, Eddie Ashley, Shane Hoskins and Andre Butts, were previously arrested and reached plea deals in connection with the scheme.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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Sutherland, of Colonie, New York, was arrested on Jan. 27 in connection to the plot, said U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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