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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
Consider the other teams that, like the Mets, have high expectations and have swiftly reached a crossroads.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Rabat is a cultural crossroads where books help transmit knowledge and the arts in all their diversity.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Recently, the nation of Hungary – standing at a democratic crossroads – met the moment, with record numbers of citizens turning out to elect a new leader, Péter Magyar.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Now the organization is at a crossroads after the DOJ hit it with a raft of criminal charges on April 21.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
That brings the Spurs to an interesting crossroads come Sunday.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
The Danish Algerian songwriter’s peripatetic new album pulls up at the bustling crossroads of the electroclash comeback and the contemporary Scandinavian school.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
His storied coaching career has reached the crossroads.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
For centuries, these islands have been at the crossroads of empires, trade routes and cultures.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Rabat is a cultural crossroads where books help transmit knowledge and the arts in all their diversity.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Recently, the nation of Hungary – standing at a democratic crossroads – met the moment, with record numbers of citizens turning out to elect a new leader, Péter Magyar.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Now the organization is at a crossroads after the DOJ hit it with a raft of criminal charges on April 21.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
That brings the Spurs to an interesting crossroads come Sunday.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
The Danish Algerian songwriter’s peripatetic new album pulls up at the bustling crossroads of the electroclash comeback and the contemporary Scandinavian school.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
His storied coaching career has reached the crossroads.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
For centuries, these islands have been at the crossroads of empires, trade routes and cultures.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroads
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At the intersection where she was killed, mourners set up a memorial at the base of a tree.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Two cars collided in a T-bone crash at a north Centennial intersection late Wednesday night, killing a woman, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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As Hal witnesses crisis and inequality firsthand, the line between observing and acting begins to blur.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately for Pluto, the world has had plenty of big names in its corner over the years.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Food and drink Expect an ample breakfast buffet, with an impressive bread corner (unfortunately, its popularity and corner location mean access to the bread and toaster is a plate-juggling dance).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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The 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, had been born with ureterovesical junction obstruction, a rare congenital disease, where a blockage between the ureter and bladder causes urine to back up into the kidney.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lewis and King were coworkers at Taco Casa, a fast food restaurant near the junction of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820 in Fort Worth.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Crossroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroads. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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