Thesaurus results for CROSSROAD(S)

crossroads

noun

plural of crossroad

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 Trade and cultural exchanges became more fluid, encouraging the emergence of a Mediterranean civilization at the crossroads of West and East. —

Roberto Prieto, Variety, 17 June 2026 At the crossroads the right thing can look like the wrong thing and the wrong thing can look like the right thing. —

Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 Why mood boosting perfume matters now The trend sits at the crossroads of wellness, neuroscience and beauty. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 Blue Origin is at a similar crossroads. —

The Week Us, TheWeek, 16 June 2026 Long before Colorado was a state, a mud-brick trading post on the banks of the Arkansas River served as one of the most important commercial and diplomatic crossroads in the American West. —

Kevin Strong, CBS News, 15 June 2026 Gugu, 11, plays soccer well but finds himself at a crossroads when his grandmother Dilma’s Alzheimer’s disease gets worse. —

Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026 As the first match day approaches for Iran, Arya FC players find themselves at the crossroads of cultural identity, sports and politics. —

Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 Argyle, a quiet community holding on to its rural roots, is at a crossroads with rapid growth and traffic congestion driving the need to widen FM 407, which goes through the town in southern Denton County. —

Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026

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There are close to 1,000 residential units in historic buildings at the intersection of Broadway and 5th Street, Bastian said, but all the ground floor stores are closed.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed while riding his bicycle six months ago.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 18 June 2026