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as in intersection
usually crossroads plural
a place where roads meet
the fast-food chain has a restaurant at practically every crossroads
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as in crisis
usually crossroads plural
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
we've come to a crossroads, and we have to make a decision
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Recent Examples of crossroad
The project positions the archipelago — a crossroads between Europe, Africa, and the Americas — as a protagonist of Atlantic history rather than a peripheral footnote.
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Callum McLennan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
The Niamey hub, already hit by Islamic State gunmen in January, sits at the crossroads of conflicts stretching across Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Chad, making Niger prime extremist battleground.
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Wilson McMakin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Recently, many have remarked that our great city stands at a crossroads, ready to unshackle itself from the mistakes of the past but uncertain as to how.
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Matt Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Gallup is at the crossroads of the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni reservations.
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Rebecca Treon,
Parents,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for crossroad
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
The Niamey hub, already hit by Islamic State gunmen in January, sits at the crossroads of conflicts stretching across Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Chad, making Niger prime extremist battleground.
—
Wilson McMakin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Recently, many have remarked that our great city stands at a crossroads, ready to unshackle itself from the mistakes of the past but uncertain as to how.
—
Matt Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Gallup is at the crossroads of the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni reservations.
—
Rebecca Treon,
Parents,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for crossroad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroad
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Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace.
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The groups also added onto the old building with a three-story, angled atrium to provide greater visibility for the Aspire Center from the intersection of Madison and Central.
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That helped resolve Europe’s emerging jet fuel crisis and Australia’s diesel shortage.
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The revelation about the IRS seizure comes at a time of heightened scrutiny over taxpayer funds used to fight the homelessness crisis.
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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Anthony Elanga puts up a contender for the goal of the tournament with a rocket from the corner of the box into the left side of the net to bring this one back even at one goal apiece in the 62nd minute.
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These are carefully compiled for each city, meter-by-meter, junction by junction, before a car can operate there.
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Bananal Island lies between the Javae and Araguaia rivers at the junction of Brazil's top soy and cattle-producing states of Tocantins, Mato Grosso and Para.
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“Crossroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroad. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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