as in junction
a place where roads meet
follow this road and take a left turn at the next intersection
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Recent Examples of intersection
Just before noon, he was headed east on J Street when the driver of the U-Haul truck entered the intersection headed north on 24th Street.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
About 10 seconds later, the Tesla ran the red light at the intersection and crashed into the Dodge.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, several bicyclists riding through the intersection of Santa Clara Street and Third Street, the site of some of the new concrete installations, rode in the bike lanes, though just as many rode on the sidewalk or in the street.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
About 10 seconds later, the Tesla ran the red light at the intersection and crashed into the Dodge.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, several bicyclists riding through the intersection of Santa Clara Street and Third Street, the site of some of the new concrete installations, rode in the bike lanes, though just as many rode on the sidewalk or in the street.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
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The 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, had been born with ureterovesical junction obstruction, a rare congenital disease, where a blockage between the ureter and bladder causes urine to back up into the kidney.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lewis and King were coworkers at Taco Casa, a fast food restaurant near the junction of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820 in Fort Worth.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately for Pluto, the world has had plenty of big names in its corner over the years.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Food and drink Expect an ample breakfast buffet, with an impressive bread corner (unfortunately, its popularity and corner location mean access to the bread and toaster is a plate-juggling dance).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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Consider the other teams that, like the Mets, have high expectations and have swiftly reached a crossroads.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rabat is a cultural crossroads where books help transmit knowledge and the arts in all their diversity.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Those named included civilian employees, school safety officers, traffic enforcement officers and crossing guards.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Other oil companies paid an excess of $3 million in addition to the crossing fee to accelerate their passage in the face of soaring oil prices.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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