as in confluence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city
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Recent Examples of conjunction
The Kyoto Prize Symposium is held in conjunction with San Diego’s major universities and offers free public lectures by winners of the annual Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award for global achievement.
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Snap decisions may become necessary with this Moon-Mercury conjunction in your 10th House of Motivation, nudging you to name your goal and take that next step.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2026
That could work in conjunction with the current CBA, which is already engineered to create parity and prevent teams from stacking expensive contracts (and theoretically the top players who earn them) together on one team.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The conjunction between Mercury and fiery Mars in your 5th House of Originality ignites your ability to express yourself with flair that showcases your talent and resilience.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Snap decisions may become necessary with this Moon-Mercury conjunction in your 10th House of Motivation, nudging you to name your goal and take that next step.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2026
That could work in conjunction with the current CBA, which is already engineered to create parity and prevent teams from stacking expensive contracts (and theoretically the top players who earn them) together on one team.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The conjunction between Mercury and fiery Mars in your 5th House of Originality ignites your ability to express yourself with flair that showcases your talent and resilience.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjunction
Noun
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This particular challenge is coming to a breaking point owing to a confluence of factors.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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That’s thanks to a confluence of factors, not least of which is advancing can liner technology that make acidic beverages, like wine, more stable inside the package.—
Kate Bernot,
Outside,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the Reddit post continues to circulate, the moment has become less about any single celebrity and more about the rare convergence of so many public figures in one place.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Church has been a place of community convergence from inception to the present.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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The rooms Accommodation here is a combination of 27 freestanding cabins and cabin suites as well as rooms in a central guesthouse.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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That combination can turn a small spark into a fast-moving fire.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ellison, whose father and main business backer is Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, always stresses a merging of content and technology that still needs to happen at legacy media.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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What was your wedding like, and the merging of families?—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hernandez said he was encouraged by recent meetings with Republican members of Congress from his home state, Florida, but worries other priorities will drown out the bill, as has happened in the past.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fire department sedan strikes pedestrian – $225,000 Although this item was deferred by the Board of Estimates until its next meeting, the city’s law and finance department approved a near-quarter-million-dollar payout to Daryl Bailey after a Baltimore City Fire Department sedan struck him.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Conjunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjunction. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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