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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
During the construction, access to Laurel Falls will be closed from both the Little River Road and the junction of Little Greenbrier Trail and Cove Mountain Trail, the NPS noted.
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
After just under a mile of steady but not-too-tough climbing, the trail meets a three-way junction.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Homs, a strategic city that remained partially under insurgent control until 2014, serves as a crucial junction linking Damascus to Syria's coastal strongholds in Latakia and Tartus, where Assad maintains significant support.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The crash occurred at 10:34 p.m. on High Ridge Road near the junction with Cedarwood Drive, according to Sgt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
After just under a mile of steady but not-too-tough climbing, the trail meets a three-way junction.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Homs, a strategic city that remained partially under insurgent control until 2014, serves as a crucial junction linking Damascus to Syria's coastal strongholds in Latakia and Tartus, where Assad maintains significant support.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The crash occurred at 10:34 p.m. on High Ridge Road near the junction with Cedarwood Drive, according to Sgt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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Sara Schapiro writes about the intersection of education, research and development, innovation, and public policy.—
Sara Schapiro,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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His case continues to generate debate about the intersection of race, justice and the U.S. legal system.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The second goal for the Americans came in the 78th minute off a beautiful strike from Caden Clark into the top corner.—
Kyle Foley,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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There were kids to play with right around the corner.—
Will Bahr,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The memo is a proposal at this juncture, not draft legislation, so nothing has been finalized yet.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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But he’s only played 30 games so far, which leaves him trailing Pritchard by 374 minutes at this juncture.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The index was lifted by mining stocks, which advanced on the news that Glencore reportedly considered a merger with Rio Tinto although talks are no longer active.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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However, the merger between TMTG and Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, in March 2024 boosted his financial situation.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Increasingly, organizations are looking to data and analytics platforms as well as data unification solutions to help improve their data quality for this purpose.—
Michael Meucci,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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This Shangri-la hidden in the folds of the Himalayas was a pugilistic hodgepodge of Buddhist fiefs until unification as a nation in the 17th century.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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It's been in consolidation mode since late December, when Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sounded an inflation alarm that subsided this week after two cool December inflation reports.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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The trend raises questions about consolidation in the space.—
Lucinda Shen,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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The sixth season of Love Island USA, hosted by Vanderpump Rules’ Arianna Maddox and streaming on Peacock, delivered on the drama that makes legendary reality television: endearing personalities, authentic friendships, exciting couplings and a feast of quotable moments.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Dec. 2024
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Vance and the odd coupling of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who were recently selected to run something called the Department of Government Efficiency.—
T.M. Brown,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2024
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As Hip-Hop continues to progress and evolve, some of the genre’s elder statesmen have lost their connection or understanding of the landscape.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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In response to Thai authorities efforts to shut off those utilities, the scammers have increasingly turned to the Starlink internet connections of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to multiple law enforcement officials.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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