crises

noun

plural of crisis
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 Across the island, Cubans are pressing on even as the crises deepen, including 90-year-old Lázaro Alfonso Oviedo. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 Brizé weaves between these absurd moments and two slow-simmering crises that cause Carla to begin doubting her diehard commitment to work. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 House fires, mass shootings, emergency medical procedures and mental health crises. — Navied Mahdavian, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 Tung’s response to the two crises was widely criticized and his deep distrust of the media hindered his ability to improve his image. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 We are simultaneously introduced to Matteo (Garrel) and Greta (Trinca), two 20-somethings undergoing major romantic crises in two parts of the globe. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Both of the relationship crises reach what seem like turning points. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 The song and the video are meant to highlight both the drug and domestic violence crises in Puerto Rico. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 Organizations do not magically become trustworthy during crises. — Eric Reicin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crises
  1. crossroads
  2. emergencies
  3. situations
  4. exigencies
  5. heads
Noun
  • Still, Malone has jumped right in, even signing a player — former South Dakota center Cameron Fens, who is part of an eligibility suit filed in Tennessee — caught squarely in the crossroads of that uncertainty.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Located at the junction of three continents—Europe, Asia, and Africa—the region has historically been a crossroads for conquerors, peoples, trade, and ideas.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Solving food emergencies requires more than just additional funding.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Such proclamations are a procedural measure officials take in emergencies to allow for mobilization of resources and staff to prepare for and respond to potential impacts.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of emergencies
Noun
  • Even the captions are becoming otherworldly, posing impossible situations.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But Joshi says mental health care is often treated as an afterthought in disaster situations, and resources can get pulled before people have fully made sense of the trauma.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of situations
Noun
  • Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Definition of exigencies
Noun
  • Before the paddock heads to Madrid for the last European race of the season, here’s the latest edition of our post-race F1 mailbag.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Your best FinOps practitioners’ instincts are the raw material for this next wave, and the organizations that pull ahead will capture that expertise as policy an agent can act on, rather than leaving it locked in a few people’s heads.
    — Devendra Rajput, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of heads

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“Crises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crises. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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