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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
However, the solid and steady labor market appears to be approaching another junction, as well as some obstacles in the road.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The busiest entrance to Birch Road is from the north via Isherwood Road, just past top-flight rugby union side Sale Sharks’ training ground and the junction of Carrington Lane and Flixton Road, where the former becomes Manchester Road.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
The height rod is designed to remain secure to the junction block and restrict the housing rotation to 105 degrees.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Fernández, Peña, Vargas Aguirre, and Peña’s son then followed Uranga Armendáriz and his partner to a highway junction near the town of Las Palmas.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The busiest entrance to Birch Road is from the north via Isherwood Road, just past top-flight rugby union side Sale Sharks’ training ground and the junction of Carrington Lane and Flixton Road, where the former becomes Manchester Road.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
The height rod is designed to remain secure to the junction block and restrict the housing rotation to 105 degrees.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Fernández, Peña, Vargas Aguirre, and Peña’s son then followed Uranga Armendáriz and his partner to a highway junction near the town of Las Palmas.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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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,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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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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Yes, there might be a few more days on which a jacket or little beanie could provide a little extra comfort, but sunnier and warmer days are just around the corner.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hamilton started the 19-lap race on pole, held off his longtime rival Max Verstappen on the opening corners, and then simply cruised away from the rest of the field to complete the win.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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At this juncture, that miracle involves the film making enough money to cover its bloated production budget.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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At this juncture, dismissal with prejudice is required.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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SeatGeek remains private despite prior plans to go public via a blank-check merger, and then via an IPO.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Paramount Global, Verizon and any other companies trying to gain the government’s blessing for mergers should eliminate policies aimed at promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team transitioned to the IndyCar Series following the unification of Champ Car and IndyCar in 2008.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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These developments raised alarm bells in Taiwan, for which China has continued to propose a similar model of unification.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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In today’s flat (or shrinking) budgetary environment, institutions must adopt smart, strategic technology consolidation to maximize impact and efficiency.—
Chase Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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This strategy is similar to that of debt consolidation, but for credit cards.—
Gabriel Rodríguez,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In particular, the chemical coupling underscores a major discovery.—
Elana Spivack,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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As a fellow artist, and in line with other artistic couplings, Baez took inspiration right back.—
Katherine Singh,
refinery29.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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With the local connection, Power Four experience and several stops as an athletic director, Scott could make sense for Maryland.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2025
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Because of the long-standing connections between geoengineering research and development, the military, and Silicon Valley, Surprise argues, Stardust shouldn’t be viewed as a rogue actor.—
Ramin Skibba,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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