as in confluence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city
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Recent Examples of conjunction
The new pier would need to be built in conjunction with demolition of the existing one to help reduce costs, which currently are projected at $210 million, according to the city.
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Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Sagittarius Shuhua Xiong Venus-Saturn conjunction on April 24: Clarify emotional foundations at home.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
As a new year dawned, Elissa and Russell agreed to try microwave ablation one more time on liver tumors at Karmanos with Dr. Hussein Aoun, an interventional radiologist, who works in conjunction with Al Hallak.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Recently, federal authorities working in conjunction with Florida agencies arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants as part of a large-scale operation known as Operation Tidal Wave.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Sagittarius Shuhua Xiong Venus-Saturn conjunction on April 24: Clarify emotional foundations at home.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
As a new year dawned, Elissa and Russell agreed to try microwave ablation one more time on liver tumors at Karmanos with Dr. Hussein Aoun, an interventional radiologist, who works in conjunction with Al Hallak.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Recently, federal authorities working in conjunction with Florida agencies arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants as part of a large-scale operation known as Operation Tidal Wave.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjunction
Noun
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Suddenly, though, there is a confluence of intriguing points: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that, if the chatter is to be believed, will see resistance in the Senate but that resistance will be about some combination of spending cuts and tax increases.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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Less than 24 hours before President Donald Trump was set to host a gala for crypto investors, the price of bitcoin hit an all-time high — a confluence of events likely to bolster Trump's reputation as a champion of digital assets even as the dinner has raised ethical concerns.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
22 May 2025
Noun
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So a lot of factors went into the harmonic convergence that coalesced into this critical mass.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Sometimes the convergence of two distinct boundaries resists and evades touch altogether, such as a horizon line that can never be reached.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Noun
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But with the combination of the shifting music landscape and their exploring new sounds, their popularity seemed on the wane.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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The first was at Paid, a project space run out of a garage in Seattle, using a combination of scans produced with Empty Gallery in Hong Kong.—
Kosen Ohtsubo,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Similar discussions are occurring in more than a dozen states, including Maryland, Illinois, California, New York, Minnesota and Colorado, according to interviews with organizers and recordings of the meetings.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Set in the winter of 1591, the play unfolds across three clandestine meetings where the rival playwrights are forced into creative collaboration amid a climate of conspiracy and paranoia.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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“Conjunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjunction. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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