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as in moments
a particular and often important moment in time
at the present juncture, I think the country is looking for a strong president
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as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united
the water is leaking at the juncture of those two pipes
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as in crossroads
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
we have now arrived at a juncture where something must be done to avert war
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Recent Examples of junctures
There's something so deeply satisfying about winnowing a huge capital ship down to its smallest components, finding critical welds and junctures, and melting them apart with your heat laser.
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Toney’s two touchdown scores came at crucial junctures in the game.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
In addition to slowing the run after getting gashed by Detroit last week, Baltimore also must do a better job of taking care of the football at crucial junctures.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Embed human reviewers at key decision junctures and ensure full audit trails are maintained.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Beijing has played an instrumental role in bringing the Kim regime to the negotiating table and, at multiple junctures, voted in favor of United Nations sanctions.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
During those critical junctures, a more incremental policy might have prevented those tragic errors.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Toney’s two touchdown scores came at crucial junctures in the game.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
In addition to slowing the run after getting gashed by Detroit last week, Baltimore also must do a better job of taking care of the football at crucial junctures.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Embed human reviewers at key decision junctures and ensure full audit trails are maintained.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Beijing has played an instrumental role in bringing the Kim regime to the negotiating table and, at multiple junctures, voted in favor of United Nations sanctions.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
During those critical junctures, a more incremental policy might have prevented those tragic errors.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junctures
Noun
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These might include articles, courses or micro-coaching moments, all designed to meet the employee's unique needs.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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New Yorkers have always risen to critical moments—demanding not perfection, but courage and connection.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This causes the PPy and PSS to separate into tiny regions, creating thousands of junctions where electrons and ions interact.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The crossroads sustainable fashion now finds itself at could rebalance trust in green claims, giving companies with less genuine impact investment an easy way out, Allweiss says, and making space for the truly committed to step up and be properly acknowledged.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Bucks did exactly what Antetokounmpo asked, playing the Warriors tough all night and eventually pulling out a win behind a career-high 32 points from Ryan Rollins.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Heat forward Andrew Wiggins contributed a season-high 21 points.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Snider navigates the complex intersections of addiction with class, sexuality, masculinity, and family bonds with skilled generosity in this powerful fourth collection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Featuring women at the intersections of gender, age, disability, and disease, Pinjar is a nuanced illustration of this.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her artwork often carries a strong political message, including criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and reflections on other crises in the Middle East.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Almost 20 years since Darfur became the epicenter of one of the most devastating humanitarian crises of the 21st century, the region is once again in the grip of violence.—
David Miliband,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Weaponizing some situations to make my mom look a way that just wasn’t truthful.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business's parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Junctures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junctures. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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