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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
In 2001, the crossroads was dramatic.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
With its cast of characters essentially plucked from Fugard’s early life in Port Elizabeth, the play introduces Hally (a stand-in for Fugard) at a crossroads.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Connecticut’s public schools are at a crossroads.
—Patrice McCarthy, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
The idea is to transform the historic roundabout and connect the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch to Prospect Park by removing the roadway between Union Street and Eastern Parkway, a busy crossroads connecting two neighborhoods and tens of thousands of people every day.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Situated at the crossroads of empires — from Persian and Roman to Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman — it has long been shaped by conquest and survival.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Now, having given up all the success she's fought for in the last four seasons, Deborah is at a crossroads on what to do next, and Ava is ever-faithfully by her side.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Creative differences between Levinson and HBO over where to go from this existential crossroads delayed the season even further.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Surely, every generation faces this devastating crossroads of actual adulthood.
—Annah Feinberg, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
With its cast of characters essentially plucked from Fugard’s early life in Port Elizabeth, the play introduces Hally (a stand-in for Fugard) at a crossroads.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Connecticut’s public schools are at a crossroads.
—Patrice McCarthy, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
The idea is to transform the historic roundabout and connect the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch to Prospect Park by removing the roadway between Union Street and Eastern Parkway, a busy crossroads connecting two neighborhoods and tens of thousands of people every day.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Situated at the crossroads of empires — from Persian and Roman to Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman — it has long been shaped by conquest and survival.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Now, having given up all the success she's fought for in the last four seasons, Deborah is at a crossroads on what to do next, and Ava is ever-faithfully by her side.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Creative differences between Levinson and HBO over where to go from this existential crossroads delayed the season even further.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Surely, every generation faces this devastating crossroads of actual adulthood.
—Annah Feinberg, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroads
Noun
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With officers trailing behind, the suspect sped through a red light, nearly striking cross traffic at an intersection.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Phipps Plaza At the intersection of Peachtree and Lenox roads, this upscale plaza is one of Atlanta's premier shopping destinations.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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During the financial crisis in spring 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama dismissed his rivals' calls for a federal gas tax suspension.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The fighting has pushed many people into famine, caused a huge displacement crisis and left over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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So everything is super unknown and every corner is a blind corner.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Bowling Green transfer’s background as a corner shows up in useful ways.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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For a standard single-junction solar cell, that ceiling is around 33%.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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That is the junction where a forensic psychosocial evaluation can become a catalyst for justice and promote the human dignity.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crossroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroads. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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