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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
Poor communication between teams pursuing conflicting goals, actions that contradict core objectives, failing oversight and any number of other wire-crossings can have serious consequences.
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Vale, who is in custody, also potentially faced the death penalty because someone died in one of the migrant crossings from Cuba to Mexico.
—Jay Weaver
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Rebuilding, or even just upgrading, the highest-risk road crossings throughout the state requires substantial funding and prioritization by lawmakers and government officials.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The couple, 70 and 69 years old, spent weeks driving up and down the country before making a series of border crossings between Argentina and Chile over months.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Pre-war traffic would see an average of 120 crossings a day.
—Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
The crossings themselves remain dangerous.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Further along, the train climbs to the Bernina Pass, one of the highest railway crossings in Europe.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
Not only could creeks and streams rise out of their banks, flooding also could occur in urban areas with poor drainage as well as low water crossings.
—Roberto Villalpando, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Vale, who is in custody, also potentially faced the death penalty because someone died in one of the migrant crossings from Cuba to Mexico.
—Jay Weaver
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Rebuilding, or even just upgrading, the highest-risk road crossings throughout the state requires substantial funding and prioritization by lawmakers and government officials.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The couple, 70 and 69 years old, spent weeks driving up and down the country before making a series of border crossings between Argentina and Chile over months.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Pre-war traffic would see an average of 120 crossings a day.
—Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
The crossings themselves remain dangerous.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Further along, the train climbs to the Bernina Pass, one of the highest railway crossings in Europe.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
Not only could creeks and streams rise out of their banks, flooding also could occur in urban areas with poor drainage as well as low water crossings.
—Roberto Villalpando, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossings
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Brands such as Celebrity, Crystal, and Viking have turned these voyages of necessity into some rather extraordinary trips that would be difficult to replicate any other way.—
Scott Laird,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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As Grann starts to painstakingly reconstruct Fawcett’s voyages on the page, the longtime New Yorker staff writer also gets caught up in Fawcett’s mania.—
Eva Holland,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2026
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Singapore’s Land Transport Authority reports that the system cut average travel times by 30% and reduced congestion at major intersections by 15%.—
Chase Garbarino,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Multiple intersections will be expanded and enhanced, chief among them being the one at Naperville Road and Diehl Road, which is to be widened and resurfaced, Travia said.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The new device incorporates strontium and titanium to create internal p-n junctions that act as smooth electronic gates.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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The citric acid reacted with the cellulose to form cross-links, which are chemical junctions that bind the cellulose molecules.—
J. Carson Meredith,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Opt for Structure Versus Slouchy When used as accent seating in adult spaces like living rooms, reading corners, bedrooms, and libraries, Button recommends sticking with beanbags with some structure and squarer shapes to avoid an overly undone look.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
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Jamaica has exported music, fashion, and food to the farthest corners of the planet.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crossings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossings. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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