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as in intersection
usually crossroads plural
a place where roads meet
the fast-food chain has a restaurant at practically every crossroads
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as in crisis
usually crossroads plural
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
we've come to a crossroads, and we have to make a decision
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Recent Examples of crossroad
Baltimore County is at a crossroads, and residents are paying the price.
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Nick Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
The next six months represent a crossroads for telehealth in Alzheimer’s care.
—Rosemary Laird, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Rovigo, with its 5,000 inhabitants nestled in the foggy and fertile Po River Valley, was a cultural crossroads between the Republic of Venice and the Papal State, of which Bologna was part, in an Italy fragmented into contending states.
—Manuela Callari, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Beatty found herself at a crossroads, wondering what to do next.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nick Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
The next six months represent a crossroads for telehealth in Alzheimer’s care.
—Rosemary Laird, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Rovigo, with its 5,000 inhabitants nestled in the foggy and fertile Po River Valley, was a cultural crossroads between the Republic of Venice and the Papal State, of which Bologna was part, in an Italy fragmented into contending states.
—Manuela Callari, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Beatty found herself at a crossroads, wondering what to do next.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroad
Noun
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The murder mystery exists at the intersection of Elsbeth and Shondaland’s other White House show, Scandal, combining political intrigue with parlor-room puzzlement—and that parlor happens to be located in the most famous house in America.—
Scarlett Harris,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2025
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His legacy now lives at the intersection of performance, vulnerability, visual storytelling, and reinvention.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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That’s a stark contrast to Ange Postecoglou’s high-intensity pressing style at Tottenham Hotspur, which is often cited as one of the reasons behind Spurs’ injury crisis and subsequent poor form this season.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Their routines, quiet and mundane, signal a growing — and largely invisible — crisis that threatens New York City’s future.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The goal — his 41st of the season and record-setting 136th game-winner to break a tie with Jaromir Jagr — caused teammates to spill off the bench and mob Ovechkin in the corner of the rink.—
Stephen Whyno,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2025
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These 17 new restaurants opened across 12 Sacramento-area cities in March 2025, adding new places to eat in nearly every corner of the region.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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But the junction serves a practical purpose: a pit stop for hundreds of drivers a day, many from South Florida.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, contracts were awarded for the grading of Highway 13 between Jordan and New Prague, and for the new bridge in Jordan at the junction of highways 5 and 13.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Crossroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroad. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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