as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces
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as in corner
a place where roads meet
carolers assembling at the village crossways on Christmas Eve
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Recent Examples of crossways
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel,
Midwest Living,
18 May 2026
Mohab rates both for two adults and a single child or pet, though that might very well entail someone sleeping crossways at the head or foot of the bed since a ~50-in-wide (127-cm) mattress might prove too narrow to fit three people comfortably side-by-side.
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New Atlas,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
Cut each third crossways into six 1 1/2-inch strips to make 36 strips total.
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Shelly Westerhausen Worcel,
Midwest Living,
18 May 2026
Mohab rates both for two adults and a single child or pet, though that might very well entail someone sleeping crossways at the head or foot of the bed since a ~50-in-wide (127-cm) mattress might prove too narrow to fit three people comfortably side-by-side.
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New Atlas,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossways
Adverb
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The light passed through it and slashed diagonally across the hallway.
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Her bixie cut was tied back with a navy and white-dotted bandana folded diagonally and wrapped around her crown.
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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Anthony Elanga puts up a contender for the goal of the tournament with a rocket from the corner of the box into the left side of the net to bring this one back even at one goal apiece in the 62nd minute.
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Wedding planner Nicole Simeral, dressed in black, stood outside the small white chapel across from the massive yellow Ocean House hotel — Swift's neighbor on the beach — waving along cars and buses that slowed and directing traffic to keep moving.
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One option is an enormous single dish like the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, which measures 328 feet across.
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These figures mark a clear increase from depressed crossing rates seen during much of the Iran war since its start in late February.
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Flying bricks damaged the crossing’s signal arms, and the crossing was closed by Union Pacific.
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Make another layer with another 1/4 of the eggplant slices, this time arranging them crosswise to the first layer.
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Serve: Carve the chicken breasts off the bone, slice them crosswise, and serve with the salad.
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America's electricity grid is at a crossroads, with independent power producers actively expanding generation in response to market signals, exemplified by hundreds of gigawatts proposed in PJM.
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The announcement on the PGA Tour’s new format comes at a time where the competitive dynamic in professional golf is at a crossroads.
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Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace.
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The groups also added onto the old building with a three-story, angled atrium to provide greater visibility for the Aspire Center from the intersection of Madison and Central.
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“Crossways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossways. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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