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as in intersection
a place where roads meet
the fast-food chain has a restaurant at practically every crossroads
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as in crisis
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 crossroads
Creative differences between Levinson and HBO over where to go from this existential crossroads delayed the season even further.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Surely, every generation faces this devastating crossroads of actual adulthood.
—Annah Feinberg, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
This vital sector is currently at a crossroads due to a series of pending legislative and regulatory challenges.
—Laura Rothrock, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
American schools are at a crossroads.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The general sentiment is that Apple is at a crossroads, caught between the ethos that shaped the company and a technological shift that's forcing it to compete on unfamiliar ground.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Gulf countries, Iraq, and Iran sit at a strategic crossroads of fertilizer exports and food imports.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
For business owners, this period for both Townshend and the band represents a well-trodden crossroads.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Strikes have repeatedly hit areas near Qa’im, a town on the border with Syria, and near Rutba, a key crossroads on the Amman–Baghdad route and a strategic gateway toward Syria and Jordan.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Surely, every generation faces this devastating crossroads of actual adulthood.
—Annah Feinberg, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
This vital sector is currently at a crossroads due to a series of pending legislative and regulatory challenges.
—Laura Rothrock, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
American schools are at a crossroads.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The general sentiment is that Apple is at a crossroads, caught between the ethos that shaped the company and a technological shift that's forcing it to compete on unfamiliar ground.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Gulf countries, Iraq, and Iran sit at a strategic crossroads of fertilizer exports and food imports.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
For business owners, this period for both Townshend and the band represents a well-trodden crossroads.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Strikes have repeatedly hit areas near Qa’im, a town on the border with Syria, and near Rutba, a key crossroads on the Amman–Baghdad route and a strategic gateway toward Syria and Jordan.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroads
Noun
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Antoniazzi added that new construction would add to the traffic at an already busy intersection.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Saturday, April 4, near the intersection of Remount Road and Wilkinson Boulevard, and one of the patrons was injured when the suspect hit her with his car, court documents report.—
Mark Price
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Since the pandemic, South Florida’s housing crisis has only exacerbated the issue at already overwhelmed animal shelters.—
Amanda Rosa
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Concurrently, mental-health crises among teens have become legion.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Video footage captured by a passing motorist’s dash camera showed ICE agents shooting Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez early Tuesday, apparently through the window of his car, following a traffic stop on a freeway overpass in a rural corner of the Central Valley, near the town of Patterson.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 360° suction technology works to pull in dirty air from every corner of the room and replace it with clean, fresh air up to 770 square feet.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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That is the junction where a forensic psychosocial evaluation can become a catalyst for justice and promote the human dignity.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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The square also has a new role as a traffic hub — this time, as a key junction for bicycles.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Crossroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroads. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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