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a place where roads meet
turn left at the next crossing and then stay on that road for two miles
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Recent Examples of crossings
But it still cannot be used to bring aid in, and though humanitarian support has increased via crossings from Israel, such assistance remains insufficient for the territory’s undernourished population.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Well, the starting point has to be systems characterized by integrity, which is to say with minimal space for illegally regular migration, smuggling, trafficking, mass border crossings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Waiting on both sides Officials say the number of crossings could gradually increase if the system works, with Israel and Egypt vetting those allowed in and out.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
All other crossings into the territory are shared with Israel.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Williams said over this past weekend, crews were focused on school crossings, bus stops, ADA ramps, and SEPTA entrances, an effort to more effectively move people to work and school.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
To promote crossings, groups such as the National Wildlife Federation and Save LA Cougars have helped raise funds for the $87 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing — a unique bridge created just for animals and plants being built across all 10 lanes of the 101 freeway in Agoura Hills.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
After the crossings and the returns, according to Pitts, more than six thousand Polynesians died, with the Rapanui suffering the heaviest losses.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Well, the starting point has to be systems characterized by integrity, which is to say with minimal space for illegally regular migration, smuggling, trafficking, mass border crossings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Waiting on both sides Officials say the number of crossings could gradually increase if the system works, with Israel and Egypt vetting those allowed in and out.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
All other crossings into the territory are shared with Israel.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Williams said over this past weekend, crews were focused on school crossings, bus stops, ADA ramps, and SEPTA entrances, an effort to more effectively move people to work and school.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
To promote crossings, groups such as the National Wildlife Federation and Save LA Cougars have helped raise funds for the $87 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing — a unique bridge created just for animals and plants being built across all 10 lanes of the 101 freeway in Agoura Hills.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
After the crossings and the returns, according to Pitts, more than six thousand Polynesians died, with the Rapanui suffering the heaviest losses.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossings
Noun
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Swimsuits are standard attire on many cruise ships, but some voyages don’t even require those.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Focusing on Alaskan heritage, the voyages would navigate remote fjords and narrow channels inaccessible to large ships.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The three-day event focuses on the intersections of trade, economics, security and foreign policy, and is expected to draw business leaders and heads of state.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Relatives of the injured drove ahead, in separate cars, and alerted the convoy to checkpoints or police who patrolled intersections along their route.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Early last month, farmers escalated their protests with a 48-hour blockade of major highways, toll stations and junctions over high production costs and the European Union’s trade deal with South American nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Creating reliable molecular junctions at the nanometer scale Building molecular junctions requires electrodes spaced less than 3 nanometers apart.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Alternately desolate and joyful, serene and psychedelic, the record is part astral journey and part inner reckoning, intent on blowing the cobwebs out of illness and grief’s dustiest corners.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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Scuffles have been known to break out near the track — perhaps over money changing hands in unseen corners during each race.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Crossings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossings. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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