as in junction
a place where roads meet
follow this road and take a left turn at the next intersection
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Recent Examples of intersection
This places Black women at the intersection of both gender and racial disparities in student loan burden.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 May 2025
My career has always been at the intersection of consumer and technology.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Contributor Joan Gillman is a creative educator and talented musician who has built a career at the intersection of education and the arts.
—Jennifer Pierce, USA Today, 7 May 2025
For half a century, Ms. Phillips has been ushering schoolchildren to safety at intersections across the Windy City.
—Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 May 2025
My career has always been at the intersection of consumer and technology.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Contributor Joan Gillman is a creative educator and talented musician who has built a career at the intersection of education and the arts.
—Jennifer Pierce, USA Today, 7 May 2025
For half a century, Ms. Phillips has been ushering schoolchildren to safety at intersections across the Windy City.
—Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for intersection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
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For a different perspective on the prairie, head to the reserve’s PN Unit at the junction of the Missouri and Judith Rivers, which features the steeper topography of the Missouri Breaks and a more forested vibe.—
Adam Roy,
Outside Online,
24 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Mike Hale,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Brinkley, who grew up in Canoga Park and Malibu, was discovered in 1973 by photographer Errol Sawyer at 19 while waiting for a payphone on a Paris street corner.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The city sold the elevated water tank site on the corner of Persimmon and Eighth to DRA Properties, LLC for $1,000 in November with the stipulation that the company would disassemble, remove and dispose of the water tower at its own expense within 18 months of the sale, according to city documents.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
29 Apr. 2025
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But for now, the continent remains at a crossroads: either continue treading cautiously, or make bold moves to embrace blockchain's transformative potential.—
Chrissa McFarlane,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Public transit in the Chicago region is at a crossroads.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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And traffic at a busy crossing point between Vancouver and Seattle fell 48 percent.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Southwest border crossings were already on a downward trend when Trump took office in January, having declined throughout 2024 after a surge in 2023.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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