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
Her artwork often carries a strong political message, including criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and reflections on other crises in the Middle East.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Almost 20 years since Darfur became the epicenter of one of the most devastating humanitarian crises of the 21st century, the region is once again in the grip of violence.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, the leading international authority on hunger crises, said famine has been detected in el-Fasher in Darfur and Kadugli town in South Kordofan province.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
When corporate crises hit, the public looks to the CEO.
—Prachi Gala, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Extending the doctrine to national security and international commerce, the administration argues, would hamstring the chief executive’s ability to act swiftly in crises that Congress cannot predict or legislate in real time.
—James Sample, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
The ballot measures come as New York City faces one of the worst housing affordability crises in its history.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Faced with humanitarian crises in the past, the White House could lean on USAID’s experience with global aid and its expertise in postwar recovery.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
One need only look at this year’s crises in universities and the slowdown in hiring entry-level graduates for a sense of this.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Almost 20 years since Darfur became the epicenter of one of the most devastating humanitarian crises of the 21st century, the region is once again in the grip of violence.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, the leading international authority on hunger crises, said famine has been detected in el-Fasher in Darfur and Kadugli town in South Kordofan province.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
When corporate crises hit, the public looks to the CEO.
—Prachi Gala, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Extending the doctrine to national security and international commerce, the administration argues, would hamstring the chief executive’s ability to act swiftly in crises that Congress cannot predict or legislate in real time.
—James Sample, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
The ballot measures come as New York City faces one of the worst housing affordability crises in its history.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Faced with humanitarian crises in the past, the White House could lean on USAID’s experience with global aid and its expertise in postwar recovery.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
One need only look at this year’s crises in universities and the slowdown in hiring entry-level graduates for a sense of this.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crises
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The crossroads sustainable fashion now finds itself at could rebalance trust in green claims, giving companies with less genuine impact investment an easy way out, Allweiss says, and making space for the truly committed to step up and be properly acknowledged.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some dissenting judges on the court, though, said the 1977 law allows the president to regulate imports during emergencies without specific limitations.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Paying cash can sometimes save money on smaller, predictable expenses — like an X-ray, or a routine lab test — but health insurance is meant to protect against unexpected, high-cost emergencies.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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In many of these situations so far, neither state actors nor health care systems or providers want to shoulder responsibility.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The ruling left little hope for legal relief for Khan or for any Pakistani citizens who find themselves ensnared in similar situations.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 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
Noun
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Eyes not on the sides of their heads, and a quick, macular gaze that isn’t like other animals’.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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His $193 million executive compensation, which turned the heads of unpaid moderators last year, included a $550,000 annual salary, with the rest tied up in stock.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Crises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crises. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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