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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
This particular junction of Yes lore has been documented exhaustively, so Rhino’s super deluxe treatment is geared to devoted completists and audiophiles.
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
The bud union is the swollen junction between the roots and the canes.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
However, the solid and steady labor market appears to be approaching another junction, as well as some obstacles in the road.
—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
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
The bud union is the swollen junction between the roots and the canes.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
However, the solid and steady labor market appears to be approaching another junction, as well as some obstacles in the road.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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The murder mystery exists at the intersection of Elsbeth and Shondaland’s other White House show, Scandal, combining political intrigue with parlor-room puzzlement—and that parlor happens to be located in the most famous house in America.—
Scarlett Harris,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2025
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Deputies discovered two women with gunshot wounds after 7 p.m. at the intersection of Caldwell Street and Central Avenue, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Spencer didn’t use his footwork or head movement to avoid the blows coming his way and by the fourth round rolled around and Tszyu was landing at will, Spencer’s corner waved off the contest.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Amazon best-selling purifier can clean air to every corner of a room up to 1095 sq. ft.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Sadly, college basketball is in unfettered disarray at this juncture.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2025
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As the Basketball Africa League (BAL) begins its fifth season in Morocco, the league is at a crucial juncture—moving beyond its early stages with strong support from prominent global investors and a vision for lasting, pan-African impact.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Damon’s leadership skills guided CCG IQ through six merger and acquisition transactions.—
Damon Stafford,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Wall Street had high hopes coming into 2025 that the new administration would create a friendlier environment for mergers and acquisitions (M & A) and initial public offerings (IPOs) due to Trump’s lighter stance on regulation and antitrust matters.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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Following this unification, Vaquer vacated the North American Championship to concentrate on defending the NXT Women's Championship.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Hawking's work opened a window into the unification of quantum mechanics and gravity — a goal that researchers are still trying to follow through with today.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The consolidation aims to improve efficiency and streamline operations between the two agencies.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, some policymakers have raised concerns about the impact of consolidation on pricing.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Shopping at local indie bookstores is important because bookstores define the coupling of community and the world at large.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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In Poplawski's theory, eventually, the coupling between torsion, the twisting and turning of matter, and spin becomes very strong and prevents the matter from compressing indefinitely to a singularity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Think of Central Perk from the TV show Friends — the coffee shop where the characters gathered daily, not just for coffee but for connection, comfort and a break from their everyday lives.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Alongside pictures of her sister kissing her cheek and Traci's son Kevin Surratt Jr. kissing her urn, Towanda, 51, reflected on the special connection the two shared.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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