as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a joint effort by residents of the neighborhood to help reduce crime
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as in junction
a place where two or more things are united
the leak was found at a joint in the pipe
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as in penitentiary
slang
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser
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Recent Examples of joint
Maggie Clancy For Footwear News, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
Seeking to obtain the deposit, two mining companies, Rio Tinto and BHP, created a joint venture called Resolution Copper.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 May 2025
Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Skeletal fluorosis is a serious condition that causes bone weakness and stiffness and pain in joints.
—Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Adjective
Sun Day Red launched in early 2025 as a joint venture between Tiger Woods and TaylorMade, aiming to bring modern performance standards to golf wear.
—Maggie Clancy For Footwear News, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
Seeking to obtain the deposit, two mining companies, Rio Tinto and BHP, created a joint venture called Resolution Copper.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 May 2025
Noun
From classic dollar-slice joints to artisan Neapolitan-style pizza and thick-crust American pies, New York City’s Italian restaurant market is impressive, boasting more than 1,800 pizzerias spread across the five boroughs.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Skeletal fluorosis is a serious condition that causes bone weakness and stiffness and pain in joints.
—Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joint
Adjective
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That money was to be held in trust for the collective benefit of tribes.—
Graham Lee Brewer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said on May 22 that the plan would strengthen Europe’s collective defense and reduce the long-term cost of containing Russian aggression.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Eagar residents located south of State Route 260 between River Road and the SR 260/U.S. 180 junction — directly east of the fire — were included in the evacuation area.—
Julie Mendes,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The 100-acre complex, located at the junction of Interstates 355 and 80 next to Silver Cross Hospital, features nine full-size baseball fields, 22 youth baseball and softball fields, and 11 multipurpose fields that can accommodate soccer, lacrosse and football, according to the complex’s website.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Las Vegas has always been a place for big names and big concepts, but the Strip hasn’t often been a place where food carries this kind of weight.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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When updating furniture and decor in your home, shoppers and editors agree that Kelly Clarkson’s home collection at Wayfair is an ideal place to start.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The gallows, where 15 penitentiary inmates were executed by hanging, were no longer there.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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Instead, Trump took a number of potshots at his sometime opponent during a Tuesday press conference, less than 48 hours after ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The two-vehicle crash happened around 5:15 p.m. April 20 at the intersection of West 143rd and King streets, Overland Park police said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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In one of them, which was posted last June and found to be filmed on Bear Rock Road in Durham, the driver of a Ferrari can be seen slowing to about 8 mph at the intersection of Higganum Road before allegedly accelerating to 77 mph in a 30 mph residential zone, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
Noun
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At an establishment that cuts its ice, a single hand-cut piece, like the one Mix describes, can cost between $0.50 and $0.75 each, if not more, significantly driving up the overall price of a cocktail.—
Isidoro Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, Service Employees International Union and Colorado Restaurant Association have held webinars and prepared guides on how managers of restaurants or other establishments should conduct themselves in case ICE arrives for an inspection.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
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In that case, a man incarcerated in a local jail filed a complaint with CLERB alleging that deputies damaged his personal property and mishandled legal documents during a cell search.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Kerik, an Army veteran, rose to the pinnacle of law enforcement before a fall so steep that even a city jail named after him was renamed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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Perhaps most notable about the agencies’ accusations is that the hackers targeted 10,000 security cameras in countries bordering Ukraine, including at border crossings, military facilities, and train stations.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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India needs plenty of Apple-like production facilities to lift manufacturing share of GDP (currently at 16% compared with China’s hefty 26%) as well as to provide quality jobs for millions of young people entering the job market each year.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joint. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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