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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
Across the continent, irregular crossings have fallen sharply since the peaks of 2015–2016 and again since the post-pandemic rebound.
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Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Saddling up with Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides means getting up close and personal with the Santa Ynez River, with up to four water crossings, as the horses step sure-footed through the shallows.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Excluding weekends, when crossings into Gaza may be closed, enough aid trucks have entered on average to meet the minimum laid out in the cease-fire deal, according to a source with direct knowledge of State Department activities.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition, the Pentagon has deployed troops to support Border Patrol operations, all aimed at reducing unauthorized crossings and reinforcing immigration agents on the southern border.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Populated route, lots of road crossings, bulky device, small bike bags.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Most crossings on the Monon warn drivers to watch for trail users but don't show them a red light.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Of seven Israeli border crossings with Gaza, only two are currently open.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
In a public meeting Tuesday night, transportation planners want to hear reaction to a proposal to tunnel under the railroad tracks at five major crossings in Fort Lauderdale, an effort to reconnect the community.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Saddling up with Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides means getting up close and personal with the Santa Ynez River, with up to four water crossings, as the horses step sure-footed through the shallows.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Excluding weekends, when crossings into Gaza may be closed, enough aid trucks have entered on average to meet the minimum laid out in the cease-fire deal, according to a source with direct knowledge of State Department activities.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition, the Pentagon has deployed troops to support Border Patrol operations, all aimed at reducing unauthorized crossings and reinforcing immigration agents on the southern border.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Populated route, lots of road crossings, bulky device, small bike bags.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Most crossings on the Monon warn drivers to watch for trail users but don't show them a red light.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Of seven Israeli border crossings with Gaza, only two are currently open.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
In a public meeting Tuesday night, transportation planners want to hear reaction to a proposal to tunnel under the railroad tracks at five major crossings in Fort Lauderdale, an effort to reconnect the community.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossings
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Administration officials say the task force will shift operations ashore because traffickers are now less willing to risk voyages that can be detected and targeted at sea.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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City Cruises along the Sacramento River will be concluding their seasonal Halloween rides with their final voyages sailing off Friday.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Snider navigates the complex intersections of addiction with class, sexuality, masculinity, and family bonds with skilled generosity in this powerful fourth collection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Featuring women at the intersections of gender, age, disability, and disease, Pinjar is a nuanced illustration of this.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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This causes the PPy and PSS to separate into tiny regions, creating thousands of junctions where electrons and ions interact.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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Trends develop from all corners of the world, at micro and macro scales.—
Maya Chawla,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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The band’s famous tongue and lip motif is subtly placed in the top corners of the right lenses and on the temple tip.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Crossings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossings. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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