Thesaurus results for INTERSECTION

intersection

noun

ˌin-tər-ˈsek-shən

Definition of intersection

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 Located off Highway 7 at the intersection of College Boulevard and South Lone Elm Road, the grocery store will be close to Olathe Northwest High School and the Olathe campus of Kansas State University. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Perched on the edge of Marina Bay, Moshe Safdie’s ArtScience Museum embodies the intersection of art and science through the metaphor of a lotus. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 Meta and Google spent years getting the intersection of commerce and advertising right. — Andrew Higgins, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 No other vehicles or civilians were involved in the incident, the sheriff said, noting that three cars had just passed through the intersection before the tractor came barreling through it. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intersection

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Noun

Gins, Oudard said, sit at the crucial junction where agricultural output becomes textile industry input.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
The approach, published in Energy & Environmental Science, could offer a route to surpass the conventional theoretical efficiency limit for single-junction solar cells.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of junction

Noun

The quick short corner surprised Greenville (6-16-5), and Barea hit the edge of the 18-yard box before lifting a cross to the far post.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
Defense forces three and out Bryce Fitzgerald and Ethan O’Connor at outside corner.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of corner

Noun

While Wilson was only speaking for the defense, his theme accurately describes the crossroads the Giants have reached as a team here in early October.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Indiana is well positioned to compete, literally as the crossroads of America.

— Jeff Danielson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of crossroad

Noun

The honor recognizes artists whose careers and creative choices illuminate complex, boundary-crossing stories and expand representation in global entertainment.

— Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Apply the same technique to other theme answers, relying on the crossing entries for help.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of crossing

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