crossroads

plural of crossroad

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crossroads The sun squaring off with the nodes can present a professional crossroads. USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024 Baltimore County is at a crossroads. Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024 That’s the prevailing thought around a Clemson program again at a crossroads. Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 But Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada composed a good crossroads of America’s populace and sentiment in 2024. The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024 That duality felt so similar to Min Seo-jin, who stands at a crossroads of ambition and conviction and whose choices are uncertain. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 At the crossroads of rail and road links, Pokrovsk is a key delivery and distribution hub for Ukraine's forces across a wide part of the front line and its loss would cause serious logistical problems. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 The future of trading stands at a crossroads. Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 American manufacturers are at a crossroads, needing to decide between evolution and obsolescence. Saar Yoskovitz, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroads
Noun
  • First, make the time and effort to understand your ideal customer profile and identify the intersection between your expertise and their business needs.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • The intersection where the fatal crash occurred is now one of interest for camera installation, according to Carmen Boeger, a Nampa Police Department spokesperson.
    Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Even amid crises, the system generates new leaders, factions, and power centers.
    Narges Bajoghli, Time, 19 June 2025
  • The loss plunged the team into crisis and cost Rob Blake his job.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Tyrrell Hatton was mid-interview as the putt rolled in, seeing a television screen out of the corner of his eye.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • The incident occurred about midway through the race when Foster lost control of his vehicle in the corner and collided with the wall.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Mantle upwelling at Afar triple junction shaped by overriding plate dynamics.
    Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • These influential manosphere podcasters exist at a dangerous junction between joking and truth-telling, where hosts riff on news-like content, but are not held to the journalistic standards often present in liberal satire shows.
    Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025

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“Crossroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroads. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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