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as in intersection
a place where two or more things are united
situated at the junction of several major railways, the city has long been a transportation hub
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as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the junction of the coalition's two military forces has not been without problems
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as in corner
a place where roads meet
the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction
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Recent Examples of junction
Most importantly, the Cajon Pass, at the junction of the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, could facilitate a joint rupture of the two faults.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
This one runs from just outside the Basin down to the junction with Dorset Street.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
At a junction where a dirt road peels off the highway near the mining town of Hitsats, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a young man named Filimon Guesh pushed his way to the front of a crowd of protesters.
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Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge,
The Dial,
12 June 2026
The dispatch The term Silicon Roundabout, a label for the cluster of tech firms based around the City Road/Old Street junction north of the City of London, was first coined in 2008.
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Ian King,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
This one runs from just outside the Basin down to the junction with Dorset Street.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
At a junction where a dirt road peels off the highway near the mining town of Hitsats, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a young man named Filimon Guesh pushed his way to the front of a crowd of protesters.
—
Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge,
The Dial,
12 June 2026
The dispatch The term Silicon Roundabout, a label for the cluster of tech firms based around the City Road/Old Street junction north of the City of London, was first coined in 2008.
—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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The pilot program will install cameras in 10 high-traffic intersections for one year and issue $75 citations to red light runners.
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Authorities later determined that Robert, driving a car traveling north on Callis Road approaching its intersection with State Route 32, failed to yield to a stop sign.
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With the merging of offshore wind power with oil and gas operations, this project aims to drive down the carbon emissions generated by daily offshore oilfield activities.
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But that’s in part because the district took preemptive measures to cut costs this year, including 5% to 10% cuts across all departments and the merging of two middle schools.
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Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
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Finding this underground hangout might be tricky, but look for the side door on the building at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Reed Street.
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But America at this juncture is more a dream than solid reality.
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But Coleman would much rather compete on a winning team at this juncture of his career.
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Having earned a law degree from Harvard, Warsh joined the investment bank’s mergers and acquisitions department in 1995, the nucleus where negotiation meets financial expertise.
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The merger of the two giants who sit behind only CJ CGV as top Korean cinema chains was expected to reshape a market that has been slowly recovering – but only slowly – since box office revenues collapsed during the pandemic.
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Mason aims for an impressive victory to advance unification talks, while Bell seeks a career-defining upset.
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Gaethje upset former two-weight champion Ilia Topuria with a technical knockout in a lightweight unification championship bout at the UFC Freedom 250 event Sunday on the White House South Lawn.
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But experts highlighted that recent price action suggests the period of consolidation may finally be ending.
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American beer brands became largely indistinguishable from one another, and consolidation continued.
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Two of the company's vessels, Icon and Star of the Seas, feature exterior doors to connecting cabins — replacing the traditional interior door, as Royal Caribbean Blog reported.
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According to Ryan, the right kitchen sells the dream of entertaining, connecting, and living well.
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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