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as in intersections
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
So the Detroit-Windsor border (and other border crossings) will be open?
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Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Britain’s government hopes that a deal with French officials, which aims to deport migrants who enter the country without authorization to France, will reduce the crossings.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Some low-water crossings may become impassable.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
This shift in focus coincides with a rapid decline in unauthorized crossings at the southern border, according to NBC News.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Time will tell whether the new system will deliver on its promises of more reliable and faster border crossings.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Some made their way to the Church, or the Nation, or Culture, or various criss-crossings of the three—or to nothing in particular.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
This has included more frequent air and naval crossings over the centerline of the strait, multiple live-fire encirclement exercises to simulate a blockade scenario, unprecedented missile tests over the island, and regular intrusions of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Britain’s government hopes that a deal with French officials, which aims to deport migrants who enter the country without authorization to France, will reduce the crossings.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Some low-water crossings may become impassable.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
This shift in focus coincides with a rapid decline in unauthorized crossings at the southern border, according to NBC News.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Time will tell whether the new system will deliver on its promises of more reliable and faster border crossings.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Some made their way to the Church, or the Nation, or Culture, or various criss-crossings of the three—or to nothing in particular.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
This has included more frequent air and naval crossings over the centerline of the strait, multiple live-fire encirclement exercises to simulate a blockade scenario, unprecedented missile tests over the island, and regular intrusions of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossings
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The first container ships started going through the Arctic more than a decade ago, but usually on specialized, ad hoc voyages, Humpert told CNN.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The voyages are designed to make traveling alone easy, with open seating in the dining room and small exploration groups.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The way people typically die in intersections is often because of head-on and T-bone crashes, which the roundabout design addresses, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bus drivers will be able to send messages to the lights based on current traffic information, which will prevent cars from having to make way for turning buses at tight intersections, Soard explained.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Four rotors, mounted at wing junctions, provide lift for vertical flight and stability during transition.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sprinting to the corners in transition as someone like Hart flies up the court with the basketball is one way to do that.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The retailer also operates 80 shops-in-shop and close to 500 corners in Japan.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crossings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossings. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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