abutments

noun

plural of abutment
as in sutures

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  1. intersections
  2. attachments
  3. articulations
Noun
  • Roundabouts will also be constructed at the intersections of McCart Avenue and McPherson Boulevard, and McCart Avenue and North Crowley-Cleburne Road.
    — Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • As the color guards and marching band made their way down Lafayette Street, intersections were closed to vehicle traffic and dozens of police officers cleared the street on horse, car and bicycle.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of intersections
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  • There are also five attachments included with the tool, which control the airflow, diffuse, detangle, and increase your drying precision.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The device offers the usual suspects of attachments—a curling barrel (two for left- and right-airflow styling), an oval brush, and a paddle brush.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 July 2026
Definition of attachments
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  • Only its articulations and the environment in which it is felt shift.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The 1984 speech that so moved Baldwin remains one of the greatest articulations of American liberalism ever made.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
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