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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 When the previous coalition came to power in 2025, Bolojan was sworn in with the aim of ending one of Romania’s worst political crises in its post-Communist history and reducing a massive budget deficit. — Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The report concludes that resilience must become a core strategic priority rather than a reactive response to crises. — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 For voters across the region, these twin crises have brought the economy back to center stage. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 Maybe that’s because these challenging and seemingly intractable problems are usually treated as separate crises requiring separate solutions. — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026 Despite Cuba’s ongoing crises, classical ballet remains a celebrated part of the country’s culture, nearly as popular on the island as baseball. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Even so, returning to college was terrifying after ongoing health crises led to academic failure. — Alexis Lariviere, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026 Boeing has been trying to move on from years of safety crises, including two crashes of the Max 8 in 2018 and 2019. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 In past crises, these mediators had little of their own physical infrastructure or revenue on the line. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crises
  1. crossroads
  2. emergencies
  3. situations
  4. exigencies
  5. heads
Noun
  • America is at a critical crossroads for the type of future in store beyond issues of affordability, groceries and gas prices due to global conflicts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In January of 2024, at a crossroads of an already long and accomplished professional baseball career, Chris Sale was willing to try something — anything — new.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Warsaw now wants the European Union to allow similar suspensions during migration emergencies, as the bloc considers a framework that could loosen standard asylum procedures.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The change also covers medical emergencies that are not the airline’s fault, the removal of unruly passengers, certain cyberattacks, and aircraft damage caused by extreme weather or debris.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of emergencies
Noun
  • The Chiefs mustered four sacks in their opener but were blanked last week against the Colts, so Steve Spagnuolo will want Willis in as many obvious passing situations as possible.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • So part of the research was simply observing what happens to each of us when we’re faced with situations like the ones in the film.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 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
  • The heads of the three leading artificial intelligence labs called for slowing down how fast AI models improve, and chipmakers took the hit.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Other East African countries – Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and Tanzania – sent heads of delegation to represent their heads of state at the ceremony.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of heads

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“Crises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crises. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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