carrefours

noun

plural of carrefour
as in intersections
a place where roads meet our hotel in Montreal was adjacent to a noisy carrefour

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  1. intersections
  2. corners
Noun
  • Soon, however, the Kings’ fondness for probing the strangest possible intersections of legal practice pushes Cupertino in odd and hilarious directions.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What all three films have in common, aside from various intersections and overlaps in their stories, is their repositioning of tech billionaires as the new screen villains.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of intersections
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  • Other key years included 1993, when the group entered China with corners for the Estée Lauder and Clinique brands at the Isetan department store in Shanghai.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The way a book has been handled, underlined, and annotated, as well as the creases in the corners of pages, are reminders of this dispute and of the reader’s assertion of ownership that will remain forever on their bookshelves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of corners
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“Carrefours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrefours. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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