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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
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.
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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
The most recent trailer shows off winding rooftop race tracks, towering mega ramps, and perilous trick courses through bustling junctions.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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
The most recent trailer shows off winding rooftop race tracks, towering mega ramps, and perilous trick courses through bustling junctions.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junctions
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Still, the park will be maintaining active parking management and placing extra staff at key intersections during peak periods.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, many intersections in the Palisades could become bottlenecks during evacuations, leading to significant delays, the resiliency report said, basing the conclusion on a traffic pattern analysis.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Messina speaks to Variety about why, at a time of mega studio mergers, combining micro budget movies and digital distribution can be the way forward in the indie sphere.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Several other brewery buyouts, mergers and consolidations have taken place in the past three years in Colorado.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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James Garner and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall were both guilty of floating corners straight into the imposing Lammens’ arms.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Usually, some sort of agreement or settlement is made, and everyone kind of goes back to their corners.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Several other brewery buyouts, mergers and consolidations have taken place in the past three years in Colorado.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Closures and consolidations Sunshine Elementary will close.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 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 25 Feb. 2026.
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