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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
At a crossroads, but with an opportunity.
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Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And that led to a crossroads moment of self-reflection.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The film follows a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil (Ayo Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of her colleagues (Andrew Garfield), and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
In the thriller, set in the world of higher education, Roberts stars as a beloved college professor who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when her mentee (Ayo Edebiri) accuses a friend and colleague (Andrew Garfield) of crossing a line.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
After the Hunt is described as a psychological drama about college professor Alma Imhoff (Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when star student Maggie (Ayo Edebiri) accuses her colleague Hank (Garfield) of assault.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy is approaching a crossroads.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Several months ago, Russell Dickerson was at a crossroads.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
This leaves the Rangers at a massive crossroads.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And that led to a crossroads moment of self-reflection.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The film follows a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil (Ayo Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of her colleagues (Andrew Garfield), and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
In the thriller, set in the world of higher education, Roberts stars as a beloved college professor who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when her mentee (Ayo Edebiri) accuses a friend and colleague (Andrew Garfield) of crossing a line.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
After the Hunt is described as a psychological drama about college professor Alma Imhoff (Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when star student Maggie (Ayo Edebiri) accuses her colleague Hank (Garfield) of assault.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy is approaching a crossroads.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Several months ago, Russell Dickerson was at a crossroads.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
This leaves the Rangers at a massive crossroads.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroads
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Here’s my Saturday column on the intersection of bad luck and bad decisions for the Dolphins, and how Miami must hope that’s not the case in four key areas.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Resident upset by upcoming intersection closure Mooresville resident Richard Beck criticized the closure in an email to The Charlotte Observer and local and state elected officials.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Vietnam's crisis is not yet as severe as Singapore's or some of East Asia's lowest-fertility states, but the trend line is moving in the same direction.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Today @FBIDirectorKash was in Cincinnati to announce charges in an operation targeting the fentanyl crisis.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In addition, Instagram has improved a few other corners to make better use of the larger display.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of those bets was £115 but it was heard the same person had placed almost £1,000 on the corners market of a fixture not involving Paqueta just two days earlier.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which lies near the junction formed by the former Tethys Ocean and now squeezed together between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Crossroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroads. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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