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as in intersection
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 merging
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 corner
a place where roads meet
the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction
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Recent Examples of junction
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.
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Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
At the 1-mile mark, hikers will reach the junction with the Mesa Trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The human body has many joints, which are essentially bone and muscle junctions held together with ligaments.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The signals are then received by intricate, branched filaments called dendrites and the junctions at which these structures connect are called synapses.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
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Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
At the 1-mile mark, hikers will reach the junction with the Mesa Trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The human body has many joints, which are essentially bone and muscle junctions held together with ligaments.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The signals are then received by intricate, branched filaments called dendrites and the junctions at which these structures connect are called synapses.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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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
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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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Photo : Anthony Barcelo A primary bedroom on the upper level has a corner fireplace.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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Printed by the thousands to hand out on street corners, the advertisements were meant to be ephemeral, tossed out when the party was over, but more than 1,000 of them have been preserved by the Cornell Hip Hop Archive, with nearly 500 shared via JSTOR by the Cornell University Library.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
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The Shoreline plan also comes at a critical juncture for Virginia Key, the 1,000-acre island that’s bisected by the Rickenbacker and split between City of Miami and county jurisdiction.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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According to Bloomberg, there's a growing sense that Trump's efforts to broker a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia are reaching a critical juncture.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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This is especially true with Mars charging up your intimate eighth house of mergers and emotional bonds, while in harmony with Venus in your fourth house of innermost feelings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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The merger includes io’s brain trust of more than 50 employees.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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In September 2019, Poirier faced Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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This growing internal consensus, however, makes Beijing less likely to engage in the critical self-reflection necessary to dispassionately evaluate its own strategic planning—and more likely to intensify its military buildup and pursuit of unification.—
TONG ZHAO,
Foreign Affairs,
2 May 2025
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Two of the biggest cable companies in the United States have agreed to merge, marking a major milestone in consolidation as cord-cutters continue to ditch their pricey TV packages, thus forcing companies to adjust to their dwindling futures.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Community divided The report found a divide between those surveyed who were in favor of and in opposition to consolidation, with minimal middle ground.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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In the robot, the same kind of coupling was achieved by connecting all tubes to the same input airflow, which enabled them to communicate through variations in pressure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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Julius’s secretive couplings with a Latino gambler (Diego Calva) are discreet, never sensual like Hernández’s nude compositions.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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This approach builds an emotional connection, making your brand more memorable.—
Erik Huberman,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Three other conspirators, Eddie Ashley, Shane Hoskins and Andre Butts, were previously arrested and reached plea deals in connection with the scheme.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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