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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
Celine Song’s sophomore feature follows Dakota Johnson as a New York City matchmaker named Lucy, who finds herself at a romantic crossroads.
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
In 1981, Bruce Springsteen found himself at a crossroads.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Indigo stands at the crossroads of a denim industry torn between preserving its heritage and embracing the future.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
The results, at the crossroads between fashion and art, intrigued Murakami.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Democrats and Republicans are at a crossroads as Democrats push for the next funding bill to include health insurance for millions set to lose their coverage.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
She was pushed into a soaking-wet corner of the concrete at the crossroads of Mass and Cass, the city’s painful addiction mile.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
But the Rockies have reached a critical crossroads, forced to make the most significant choices since the team was first assembled as an expansion franchise before the inaugural 1993 season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
After winning a national championship at Baylor in 2021, becoming an All-American and almost winning another national title at Houston in 2025, Cryer faced a basketball crossroads after five years playing in college.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
In 1981, Bruce Springsteen found himself at a crossroads.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Indigo stands at the crossroads of a denim industry torn between preserving its heritage and embracing the future.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
The results, at the crossroads between fashion and art, intrigued Murakami.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Democrats and Republicans are at a crossroads as Democrats push for the next funding bill to include health insurance for millions set to lose their coverage.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
She was pushed into a soaking-wet corner of the concrete at the crossroads of Mass and Cass, the city’s painful addiction mile.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
But the Rockies have reached a critical crossroads, forced to make the most significant choices since the team was first assembled as an expansion franchise before the inaugural 1993 season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
After winning a national championship at Baylor in 2021, becoming an All-American and almost winning another national title at Houston in 2025, Cryer faced a basketball crossroads after five years playing in college.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroads
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The chase ended at West Raymond and South Harding streets after the Buick struck a semitruck that was turning through the intersection, according to police.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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He was known to save everything and stood at the intersection of some pivotal moments in football history.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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The members face a crisis of friendship as loyalties shift, trust is tested, and the lines between fact and fiction blur.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Democrats criticized House Republicans for remaining away from Washington, arguing that their absence is prolonging the crisis and deepening hardship for workers and families nationwide.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal remain elite from corners and free kicks, while showing signs of improvement in open-play creativity.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In one corner of an upper floor of the Commons on the Universal Lot a coffee counter has been erected that looks like the café where Carey Mulligan’s character works in Emerald Fennel’s Promising Young Woman, and baristas hand out espresso and drip coffees.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Each junction behaves slightly differently, forming a complex 3D network that is impossible to exactly replicate.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Canal supporters identified the break in the Appalachian Mountains at the junction of the Mohawk River and the Hudson as a propitious place to dig a channel to Lake Erie.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Crossroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroads. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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