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
  • For example, crime maps might show incidents at the nearest intersection rather than exact addresses.
    Don Murray, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • The coach’s family has lived at the intersection for more than 50 years, relatives said.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • President Donald Trump has highlighted fentanyl overdoses as a public health crisis and national emergency, and repeatedly criticized both Canada and Mexico for not doing enough to stop cross-border drug sales to American consumers.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Zuckerberg accurately diagnoses our crisis of isolation.
    Kim Samuel, Time, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Highway 69 is just around the corner, offering quick access to the Kansas City metro while preserving the quiet, relaxed pace of rural life.
    Prime Development Land Company, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
  • Around the corner looms the Baroque-Neoclassical Cádiz Cathedral, a remnant of the city’s 18th-century golden era, when Cádiz was Spain’s main harbor and a gateway to the Americas.
    Christopher Bagley, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • For a different perspective on the prairie, head to the reserve’s PN Unit at the junction of the Missouri and Judith Rivers, which features the steeper topography of the Missouri Breaks and a more forested vibe.
    Adam Roy, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The stakes of the story become ever more human-on-human, with zombies largely relegated to one epic battle that sits at the cinematic junction of western, medieval and samurai.
    Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Crossroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroads. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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