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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The Studio Display's screen is a 27-inch (measured diagonally) 5K Retina display with a resolution of 5,120 by 2,880 pixels and a pixel density of 218 pixels per inch (ppi).—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Nearby, men drill the girders of a bridge; the iron beams make bold crisscrosses, moving the eye diagonally.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Adverb
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The piece stands nearly nine-feet-tall and spans more than five feet across.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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My feet were on a board across to take my weight.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The initial investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle, a 38-year-old male, was traveling northbound on the highway crossing through West Bromley Lane when the pedestrian crossed the road and was struck by the vehicle.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The project includes replacing a section of Book Road with a one-mile, 12-foot-wide paved trail, improving the existing trail crossing at 119th Street and installing new bench pads and benches, officials said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 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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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,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Connecticut’s public schools are at a crossroads.—
Patrice McCarthy,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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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“Crossways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossways. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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