as in crossroads
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
the governor responded swiftly and surely to the crisis
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Recent Examples of crises
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises.
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Eli Cahan, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2025
The program hoped to reduce crises.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The meeting took place at the start of this week’s General Assembly, in which Ruto and other world leaders are marking the 80th anniversary of the global organization against a backdrop of crises and funding cuts.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Yet governments must also turn their attention to crises that are eroding the foundations of international stability.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Americans still see value in the institution as the world grapples with wars in Ukraine and Gaza and other crises.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
This would be utterly transformative in how organizations approach decision-making amid unexpected events and crises.
—Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Experts viewed the government’s 2025 target as a monumental challenge, and just months ahead of the deadline, TB remains one of India’s most stubborn public health crises.
—CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Medicaid provides the preventive and community-based supports that reduce costly crises.
—Our Place, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Eli Cahan, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2025
The program hoped to reduce crises.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The meeting took place at the start of this week’s General Assembly, in which Ruto and other world leaders are marking the 80th anniversary of the global organization against a backdrop of crises and funding cuts.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Yet governments must also turn their attention to crises that are eroding the foundations of international stability.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Americans still see value in the institution as the world grapples with wars in Ukraine and Gaza and other crises.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
This would be utterly transformative in how organizations approach decision-making amid unexpected events and crises.
—Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Experts viewed the government’s 2025 target as a monumental challenge, and just months ahead of the deadline, TB remains one of India’s most stubborn public health crises.
—CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Medicaid provides the preventive and community-based supports that reduce costly crises.
—Our Place, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crises
Noun
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Montiel sees further growth potential by turning Cádiz into a true crossroads for the global series.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Both Grimes and his former head coach have found themselves at career crossroads this offseason.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Concerns that safe storage renders guns insufficiently accessible during emergencies is valid, experts told CNN in a 2021 report.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Because the volunteers in these positions aren’t paid, they aren’t required to respond to emergencies.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beleaguered American chipmaker Intel is finding itself in slightly less prickly situations lately.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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But while their situations differ, all three deny wrongdoing, and each has evidence to back their claims, including documents suggesting Cook told her lender one property was a vacation home, not a primary residence.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The political exigencies that faced the American literary public were of a different set.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Women dangle live chickens from their hands, and carry spices piled high in plastic buckets on their heads.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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The court said Trump can fire for now the sole Democrat on the Federal Trade Commission as the justices decide whether to overturn a century-old ruling protecting the heads of independent agencies.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Crises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crises. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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