as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces
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as in corner
a place where roads meet
carolers assembling at the village crossways on Christmas Eve
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossways
Adverb
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Now draw an imaginary line diagonally through the Dipper's bowl from Dubhe (the upper right star in the bowl) down through Phecda (the lower left star in the bowl) and extend that line downward about twice the distance between those two stars and that will bring you to the vicinity of Cor Caroli.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Fold squares in half diagonally over filling to create triangles.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At other times, he was involved in more build-up play, with first-time flicks around the corner particularly effective in moving Arsenal upfield quickly.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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And now, one such creation slithers, squeezes, and twists through the narrowest corners.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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At an altitude of 625 kilometers, an 18-meter reflector — even if optimally curved to focus that light down onto the Earth’s surface — would create a spot of light just-under 6 km across on Earth’s surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blooms reach five inches across and appear in flaming red, pink, yellow, orange, and in all possible versions and mixtures of these colors.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under the deal, Israel agreed to reopen five border crossings to ease the flow of food and supplies into Gaza, parts of which are experiencing famine.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Israel will also delay the opening of the border crossing to Egypt through Wednesday—and possibly beyond—because of the delay in the return of the hostages' remains, Reuters reported, citing three unnamed Israeli officials.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Make another layer with another 1/4 of the eggplant slices, this time arranging them crosswise to the first layer.—
Carolyn Casner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2022
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Serve: Carve the chicken breasts off the bone, slice them crosswise, and serve with the salad.—
Beth Segal,
cleveland,
23 Sep. 2021
Noun
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Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield star in the film about a college professor (Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when her mentee (Edebiri) accuses a friend and colleague (Garfield) of crossing a line.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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After The Hunt 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.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On the intersection corner where crowds were dense, Tom Angelo, 64, played his red accordion as a background track to the chaotic protest.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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According to Reuters, 58 reports describe Teslas blowing through red lights, drifting into the wrong lanes and even crashing at intersections.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Crossways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossways. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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