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 Inventory levels at Cushing, Oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of the United States, fell just below 19 million barrels last week, the lowest since August 2014. —

David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of its founding, the United States of America is at a crossroads. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 June 2026 America's electricity grid is at a crossroads, with independent power producers actively expanding generation in response to market signals, exemplified by hundreds of gigawatts proposed in PJM. —

David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The announcement on the PGA Tour’s new format comes at a time where the competitive dynamic in professional golf is at a crossroads. —

Dominic Chu, CNBC, 23 June 2026 May 21 – June 20 This morning brings a home-and-friends crossroads. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 Gemini May 21 – June 20 This morning brings a home-and-friends crossroads. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroads

Noun

Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 June 2026
The groups also added onto the old building with a three-story, angled atrium to provide greater visibility for the Aspire Center from the intersection of Madison and Central.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Definition of intersection

Noun

The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Anthony Elanga puts up a contender for the goal of the tournament with a rocket from the corner of the box into the left side of the net to bring this one back even at one goal apiece in the 62nd minute.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

Definition of corner

Noun

These are carefully compiled for each city, meter-by-meter, junction by junction, before a car can operate there.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 June 2026
Bananal Island lies between the Javae and Araguaia rivers at the junction of Brazil's top soy and cattle-producing states of Tocantins, Mato Grosso and Para.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026