as in convergences
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 conjunctions
The museum also hosts pop-up stargazing festivities timed to exciting astronomical events, such as bright comets or planet conjunctions.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
So, what causes conjunctions to take place?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The real point of the offseason can be explained in a couple of conjunctions.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
April 23 and April 25 also deliver sudden shifts through Venus-Uranus conjunctions, which are pivotal as you are ruled by Venus.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Why do planetary conjunctions occur?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Seeing both Mars and Venus do so in the same year is a vivid reminder that the planets share a common orbital neighborhood, and that some deep-sky landmarks are perfectly placed for these striking conjunctions.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
These diagrams break sentences down into noun phrases and verb phrases and then further subdivide them into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and so forth.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
There’s so much going on this month for stargazers, including great lunar conjunctions and cover-ups.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
So, what causes conjunctions to take place?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The real point of the offseason can be explained in a couple of conjunctions.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
April 23 and April 25 also deliver sudden shifts through Venus-Uranus conjunctions, which are pivotal as you are ruled by Venus.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Why do planetary conjunctions occur?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Seeing both Mars and Venus do so in the same year is a vivid reminder that the planets share a common orbital neighborhood, and that some deep-sky landmarks are perfectly placed for these striking conjunctions.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
These diagrams break sentences down into noun phrases and verb phrases and then further subdivide them into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and so forth.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
There’s so much going on this month for stargazers, including great lunar conjunctions and cover-ups.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjunctions
Noun
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The carbon released by tectonic rifts may have had a larger role in driving major climate transitions than that released by tectonic convergences.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Although Turning Point’s show was intended to offer a radical contrast, the many thematic convergences only strengthened that argument.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Every bite carried a different texture and flavor, begging you to try different combinations of components.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Among our favorite combinations are black with white, beige with black, and cream with brown.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Conjunctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjunctions. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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