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 call was taken by sporting director Richard Hughes in conjunction with the club’s ownership and Arne Slot.
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Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 May 2026
One is the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on June 9.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026
So, what causes conjunctions to take place?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Oui Design! is supported by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller and Manufactures Nationales, and held in conjunction with the NYCxDesign, the weeklong celebration of architecture, fashion, technology and interior design.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
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Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 May 2026
One is the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on June 9.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026
So, what causes conjunctions to take place?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Oui Design! is supported by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller and Manufactures Nationales, and held in conjunction with the NYCxDesign, the weeklong celebration of architecture, fashion, technology and interior design.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjunction
Noun
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Time will tell how much consumers lean into displays of national pride this year, Peters says, as there's a confluence of events that may make some Americans wary of investing in USA 250 products.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Westport Point, situated at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Westport River, was once a center of the fishing and whaling industry.—
Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 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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The metrics that feel like progress are masking a convergence problem that will show up in 18 months as a competitiveness crisis—and by then, the damage will be structural.—
Abhishek Gandotra,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The crypto industry has long defined itself in opposition to traditional finance but, in recent years, the two worlds are on a path to convergence.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The blowout was a combination of the Pistons’ offensive deficiencies catching up with them their defensive intensity disappearing.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Nowhere is this truer than in Russia, a nation marked by a long history of political repression alongside extraordinary literary brilliance, a rare and uneasy combination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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But in this merging process, several threads have been left behind.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Predictably, Corey has been criticized in certain quarters for her merging of the lowest and loftiest forms of culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Speaking to reporters after his exit meeting with general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen and coach Lindy Ruff, Tuch still didn’t have a lot of clarity on his contract situation, which has been hanging over him all season.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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One skirmish occurred in May 2021, when members of Moms for Liberty (M4L) began to target school board meetings in Williamson County, Tennessee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Conjunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjunction. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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