1
as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united
the leak was found at a joint in the pipe
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2
as in places
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business
let's go to the local burger joint
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as in prisons
slang
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser
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Recent Examples of joints
According to Robotera, each of the robot’s arms features 7 such joints, with its hands having 12 combined.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Consuming turmeric can relieve swollen and painful joints for people with chronic conditions.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Joint Pain Decreasing estrogen levels can swell up joints and cause inflammation.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Without close monitoring, there is a danger of loading the injured area too much or too soon, as well as unknowingly shifting stress to surrounding joints and tissues.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The beefy treats can be found in joints from West Palm Beach down to the eastern end of Alligator Alley.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Some of them qualify as hole-in-the-wall joints.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Don’t forget to provide extra help getting up there if your cat is older or has achy, stiff joints.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Nas just dropped four or five crazy joints and people are still gravitating to it.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Consuming turmeric can relieve swollen and painful joints for people with chronic conditions.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Joint Pain Decreasing estrogen levels can swell up joints and cause inflammation.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Without close monitoring, there is a danger of loading the injured area too much or too soon, as well as unknowingly shifting stress to surrounding joints and tissues.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The beefy treats can be found in joints from West Palm Beach down to the eastern end of Alligator Alley.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Some of them qualify as hole-in-the-wall joints.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Don’t forget to provide extra help getting up there if your cat is older or has achy, stiff joints.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Nas just dropped four or five crazy joints and people are still gravitating to it.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joints
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Creating reliable molecular junctions at the nanometer scale Building molecular junctions requires electrodes spaced less than 3 nanometers apart.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Astrocytes, which outnumber neurons in many brain regions, have complex and varied shapes, and sometimes tendrils, that can envelop hundreds of thousands or millions of synapses, the junctions where neurons exchange molecular signals.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the bond market, Treasury yields fell as investors looked for safer places to park their cash.—
Stan Choe,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Together, the properties suggest an investor interested not just in impressive homes, but in places with lasting cultural imprint.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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Iraq's National Center for International Judicial Cooperation said 5,704 suspects from 61 countries who were affiliated with IS were transferred from prisons in Syria.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, says mounting media campaigns from federal prisons is hardly as simple as buying a ring light and pressing record.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The three-day event focuses on the intersections of trade, economics, security and foreign policy, and is expected to draw business leaders and heads of state.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Relatives of the injured drove ahead, in separate cars, and alerted the convoy to checkpoints or police who patrolled intersections along their route.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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The company says this infrastructure-free approach allows operators to deploy the system quickly across existing cold storage facilities.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Avoid allergens While most multivitamin companies avoid using common allergens like soy, nuts and dairy, some share production facilities.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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The farm-to-fork establishments, Ella Dining Room & Bar, Mulvaney's B&L, and The Waterboy all create beautiful, memorable dishes.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Franklin was also an entrepreneur and partial owner of multiple establishments, including Garfield 502, on West Garfield Ave.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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There have also been fewer inmate deaths in Tarrant County than in Dallas and Harris counties, although those county jails have more capacity — 7,552 beds in Dallas County and 10,466 beds in Harris County, the report shows.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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North Carolina legislators accurately portrayed a gap between how many people Immigration and Customs Enforcement picked up from Mecklenburg and Wake County jails through much of 2025.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Joints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joints. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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