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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
Beyond Akkermansia muciniphila, Pendulum's products feature Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium beijerinckii, both butyrate-producing strains that fuel colon cells, support tight junctions in the gut lining, and stimulate GLP-1 production.
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Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The new device incorporates strontium and titanium to create internal p-n junctions that act as smooth electronic gates.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
The citric acid reacted with the cellulose to form cross-links, which are chemical junctions that bind the cellulose molecules.
—J. Carson Meredith, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Instead, Mont Sutton fans out with more than 200 trail junctions, turning each run into a choose-your-own-adventure kind of experience.
—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
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
Amid the deluge Monday, officials also closed some roads that run between Sonoma and Napa, including Highway 121 at junctions with Eighth Street East and with Highway 116.
—Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 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
Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The new device incorporates strontium and titanium to create internal p-n junctions that act as smooth electronic gates.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
The citric acid reacted with the cellulose to form cross-links, which are chemical junctions that bind the cellulose molecules.
—J. Carson Meredith, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Instead, Mont Sutton fans out with more than 200 trail junctions, turning each run into a choose-your-own-adventure kind of experience.
—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
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
Amid the deluge Monday, officials also closed some roads that run between Sonoma and Napa, including Highway 121 at junctions with Eighth Street East and with Highway 116.
—Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junctions
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Some of these recent works center firsthand experiences living with HIV/AIDS in a time of PrEP and U=U; poet Danez Smith explores the intersections of queerness, Blackness and HIV in their work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The highway district advised drivers to proceed with caution when traveling through intersections with nonoperating stop lights, treating each crossroads as a four-way stop.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Such mergers of different sources of resentment were among the major causes for war in 1914.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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That, in turn, would suggest there were mergers among this population early in the Universe’s history.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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That gap between gross and net is a function of your shareholding structure, your personal tax residency, how your deal is composed, and whether your advisers are working together or optimising in separate corners.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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So, please, consider this column a mere public service announcement for those of you living in or are soon to visit the less-than-enlightened corners of the country where that’s not the case.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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And the current environment is no different, with big changes on the horizon, particularly for consolidations of federal student loans.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The rapid expansion of private school choice has also contributed to enrollment declines, school consolidations and closures.—
Stacker,
Boston Herald,
18 May 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 30 May. 2026.
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