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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Rose Byrne stunned in a strapless black mermaid Dior gown that featured delicate embroidered floral appliqués with shimmering beadwork running diagonally across the bodice and down the skirt, which flowed into a train.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Grab your telescope and look out for a line of faint stars extending diagonally from Gienag above Algorab, which will lead you directly to the patch of sky containing M104!—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On the corner of Fairway Drive and Texas 26, a stage was set up where a slew of speakers stepped up to invigorate the crowd.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect moment to stock up on warm-weather needs, whether that means outfitting your spring wardrobe or upgrading your hydration game.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Strait of Hormuz is about 24 miles across at its narrowest point, according to the shipping analytics firm Vortexa.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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An actual cosmic void — which can indeed be a billion light-years (or more) across — has nothing to do with dark gas clouds and Bok globules, which are small, nearby clouds of light-blocking matter, particularly at optical wavelengths.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One day earlier, Estrada Juarez had walked through the pedestrian doorway of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 31,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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In spite of a seismic crossing of the technological Rubicon, an abandonment of the centuries-old deference to the naked eye, a codifying and calcifying of the most atomic-level building block of the sport, baseball mostly just looked like baseball.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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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Vance appears poised to stand at the crossroads of those varying interests.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Yeager said districts like Olathe are at a crossroads with funding special education (SPED).—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both of the brothers have visited the intersection where Tanya died.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the Sejongdaero intersection, some distance from the stage, readings hit 90 decibels.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Crossways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossways. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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