as in junctions
a place where roads meet
follow this road and take a left turn at the next intersection
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Recent Examples of intersections
The project is meant to address reckless driving habits like passing in parking lanes and dangerous intersections.
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
City officials encourage motorists at unmarked intersections to measure the allowable distance in terms of vehicle size.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Field believes one of the key intersections between AI and design is that AI tools will help broaden access, letting more people become designers.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
Innovation occurs at intersections where new technologies meet evolving strategies, where customer needs collide with creative thinking and increasingly where AI meets digital strategy.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The fashion section explores intersections between design and fashion.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Outside’s first Style and Design issue is all about those intersections—where sport meets art, where function gets a little flair.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Behrman successfully pitched his boss at Columbia Masterworks a new series, called Music of Our Time, showcasing the classical vanguard and its potential intersections with the longhair rock market.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
In this situation, the median is considered to be like two separate intersections.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
City officials encourage motorists at unmarked intersections to measure the allowable distance in terms of vehicle size.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Field believes one of the key intersections between AI and design is that AI tools will help broaden access, letting more people become designers.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
Innovation occurs at intersections where new technologies meet evolving strategies, where customer needs collide with creative thinking and increasingly where AI meets digital strategy.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The fashion section explores intersections between design and fashion.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Outside’s first Style and Design issue is all about those intersections—where sport meets art, where function gets a little flair.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Behrman successfully pitched his boss at Columbia Masterworks a new series, called Music of Our Time, showcasing the classical vanguard and its potential intersections with the longhair rock market.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
In this situation, the median is considered to be like two separate intersections.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersections
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Four rotors, mounted at wing junctions, provide lift for vertical flight and stability during transition.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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The sharp, but flexible point allows for drawing fluid, sweeping lines, but also honing in on the tiniest details, like tracing the very inner corners of your lash lines or shaping the upward flick of a cat eye.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her ability to see around corners and pivot when necessary kept her ahead of the competition.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The vast majority of river crossings occur without incident.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … SEN STEVE DAINES, SEN ANGUS KING – America's national parks are at a crossroads.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Intersections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersections. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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