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
Three more fly in tandem like the Blue Angels a little farther away, while dozens upon dozens float at the intersection of the water and marsh vegetation.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The land, located near the intersection of North Saginaw Road and Hicks Field Road, is already zoned for heavy industrial development.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
The intersection of toxic masculinity (i.e., loss of their virginity is a rite of passage into manhood) and adultification (i.e., viewing and treating Black boys as men) perpetuates early sexualization and hypersexualization of Black boys.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
Jason O'Bryan Jason O'Bryan has set up a professional life at the intersection of writing and cocktails.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The land, located near the intersection of North Saginaw Road and Hicks Field Road, is already zoned for heavy industrial development.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
The intersection of toxic masculinity (i.e., loss of their virginity is a rite of passage into manhood) and adultification (i.e., viewing and treating Black boys as men) perpetuates early sexualization and hypersexualization of Black boys.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
Jason O'Bryan Jason O'Bryan has set up a professional life at the intersection of writing and cocktails.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
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Near the end of the rehabilitation project, there will be some pavement patching work at the north end near the junction of the Kennedy impedance.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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Scientists think that plastics can disrupt this layer, burrowing between the tight junctions that hold the intestinal cells together.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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The goal — his 41st of the season and record-setting 136th game-winner to break a tie with Jaromir Jagr — caused teammates to spill off the bench and mob Ovechkin in the corner of the rink.—
Stephen Whyno,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2025
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These 17 new restaurants opened across 12 Sacramento-area cities in March 2025, adding new places to eat in nearly every corner of the region.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Effective wellness professionals act as strategic advisors on human performance, operating at the crossroads of HR, operations, and health management.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The problem is that great nations throughout the history of Western civilization have been crossroads nations.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Center for Immigration Studies, an immigration-skeptic group, estimates that U.S. border authorities are catching close to 95 percent of would-be crossers; if so, this means that successful crossings have trickled down to likely the lowest level since the Great Depression.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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No crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation was allowed.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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