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adjective

Definition of jointnext
as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group a joint effort by residents of the neighborhood to help reduce crime

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joint

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noun

ˈjȯint How to pronounce joint (audio)
1
as in junction
a place where two or more things are united the leak was found at a joint in the pipe

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2
as in place
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business let's go to the local burger joint

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as in penitentiary
slang a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser

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Recent Examples of joint
Adjective
That dynamic comes across in the new joint exhibit at the Met. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026 In August, Saudi Arabia signed a joint defense agreement with Turkey and Pakistan known as the Mecca Accords. — Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
In larger establishments you might be given your own table; in smaller joints you'll be squeezed onto a bench elbow to elbow with strangers. — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Changing levels by getting up and sitting down requires your muscles, joints and nervous system to coordinate strength, mobility and balance while controlling your body weight. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for joint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joint
  1. collective
  2. junction
  3. place
  4. penitentiary
  5. collaborative
  6. intersection
  7. establishment
  8. jail
Adjective
  • Gail Lerner, is fun and refreshing, speaking to a collective audience across generations.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But the Dream’s offensive dominance would not have been possible without the team’s collective defense.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of collective
Noun
  • Along the way, the riders crossed mountain passes, passed through towns and villages, and dealt with the usual assortment of traffic and junctions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Gins, Oudard said, sit at the crucial junction where agricultural output becomes textile industry input.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of junction
Noun
  • The places where Baltzor typically ranges her cattle in the mountains were ravaged by record-size wildfires this summer, robbing them of the grass the herds usually eat.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • While some protests have been banned for security reasons in several cities, including Lyon, Nice and Montpellier, marches are expected in many other places including in Paris and Marseille.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • Beyond the towering brick walls of the Tarrant County Jail, and every other county jail and state penitentiary in the country, lies an out-of-sight-out-of-mind world that most never see, let alone experience.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mexico has 276 prisons, including 14 federal penitentiaries and 249 state prisons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of penitentiary
Adjective
  • The tightness of White’s control over his arrangements can occasionally foreclose the sense of chaotic freedom inherent to his more collaborative efforts.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • This collaborative work delivers a new chemical strategy for fabricating high-performance flexible perovskite modules in China.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborative
Noun
  • The project was first heard by the Planning Commission in September, when commissioners voted to continue the discussion due to concerns about traffic at the nearby intersection of Waterman Road and Rancho Drive.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In June, Lowes Foods opened its seventh area store at the intersection of Kannapolis Parkway and Rogers Lake Road in Kannapolis.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of intersection
Noun
  • Making peace between the GOP’s pro-Israel establishment and its restive right wing will pose an early challenge for Vice President JD Vance, who’s positioning himself for a posible 2028 run.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The fear increasingly voiced across Israel’s political and cultural establishment is that another Netanyahu victory could push those divisions toward a societal rupture.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of establishment
Noun
  • The report examined publicly available FBI and immigration arrest data and does not include details about whether charges were dropped or if people served any time in jail or prison.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Look, the Kansas Bill of Rights clearly says you cannot be arrested or thrown in jail because of indebtedness.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joint. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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