1
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
Yes, humanity is at a crossroads.
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Bill Gates, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The returns on those deals vary, but by the time of the robbery, everyone pays handsomely for the sin of finding themselves at the crossroads in the first place.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
The Strategic Imperative The healthcare industry stands at a crossroads.
—Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This year seems like a crossroads for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Bill Gates, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The returns on those deals vary, but by the time of the robbery, everyone pays handsomely for the sin of finding themselves at the crossroads in the first place.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
The Strategic Imperative The healthcare industry stands at a crossroads.
—Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This year seems like a crossroads for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crossroad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroad
Noun
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The way people typically die in intersections is often because of head-on and T-bone crashes, which the roundabout design addresses, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Pedestrians should cross Myrtle on the west side of the intersection.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Is this a particularly bad week, filled with normal crises at an abnormal pace, or is there some sort of grand conspiracy connecting each bizarre emergency?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Officials in Wisconsin credited teachers for locking doors and shepherding children into classroom corners when a gunman opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in 2024, killing three people and injured six.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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As Hughes is preparing to take the corner, Richards attacks the back-post zone and Munoz dashes towards the near post to occupy Kyle Walker-Peters.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nestled near the junction of the 405, 5 and 22 freeways is a sweet little oasis of calm and beauty called the Bowers Museum.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Pitt, driving, brought the car to a stop at the junction.—
Jay Glennie,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Crossroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroad. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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