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as in intersections
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 mergers
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 corners
a place where roads meet
the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction
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Recent Examples of junctions
Instead, Mont Sutton fans out with more than 200 trail junctions, turning each run into a choose-your-own-adventure kind of experience.
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Claire Sibonney, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Early last month, farmers escalated their protests with a 48-hour blockade of major highways, toll stations and junctions over high production costs and the European Union’s trade deal with South American nations.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Creating reliable molecular junctions at the nanometer scale Building molecular junctions requires electrodes spaced less than 3 nanometers apart.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
Astrocytes, which outnumber neurons in many brain regions, have complex and varied shapes, and sometimes tendrils, that can envelop hundreds of thousands or millions of synapses, the junctions where neurons exchange molecular signals.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
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
The trail junctions with Cow Pies Trail at 2 miles, a good turnaround point.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Claire Sibonney, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Early last month, farmers escalated their protests with a 48-hour blockade of major highways, toll stations and junctions over high production costs and the European Union’s trade deal with South American nations.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Creating reliable molecular junctions at the nanometer scale Building molecular junctions requires electrodes spaced less than 3 nanometers apart.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
Astrocytes, which outnumber neurons in many brain regions, have complex and varied shapes, and sometimes tendrils, that can envelop hundreds of thousands or millions of synapses, the junctions where neurons exchange molecular signals.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
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
The trail junctions with Cow Pies Trail at 2 miles, a good turnaround point.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junctions
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The video shows the patrol SUV moving through several red‑light intersections, slowing to clear them safely.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Other roadway enhancements include a realignment of Old Higgins Road and Mount Prospect Road to create new intersections at Touhy Avenue.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hollywood is still reeling from previous mergers, in addition to a sharp pullback in film and television production locally as filmmakers chase tax credits offered overseas and in other states, including New York and New Jersey.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Still, mergers can come with drawbacks, experts said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The backstory Fufu Tokyo Ginza is the first urban property from Fufu Japan, a brand known for intimate onsen retreats in quieter corners of the country, seven of which hold Michelin Key distinctions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Operating within those parameters, the mystic outlands trend extends to some of the world’s most mesmerizing corners.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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But past bankruptcies and consolidations left multiple processors in the marketplace.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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While office consolidations in media are a common occurrence (even at CBS), 57th Street served as a metaphorical and literal buffer on the influence that CBS had on the newsmagazine, which has long operated with a high degree of independence.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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Before that, were there additional unifications that occurred?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Junctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junctions. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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