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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To measure your iPad, measure across the screen diagonally from corner to corner.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025 -
Gazing toward Mathieu diagonally across the room in December 2019, receiver Sammy Watkins considered how Mathieu’s spirit resonated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Afterward, Carrie danced down her hallway and disappeared around the corner.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Also, exposed in a kitchen corner: rodent bait. Re-re-re-re-inspection, Wednesday again: Passed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Eventually, the ground will subside, leaving behind a crater about 1,000 feet deep and nearly 2 miles across, obliterating Oak Flat and its religious and environmental significance.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Also moving across is Alpecin Deceuninck’s Edward Planckaert, known for his one-day and stage racing and being a reliable cog in sprint leadouts.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The railroad is looking at the engineering feasibility of safely installing pedestrian gates at the crossings.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The next month, after a thirty-minute phone call between then President Joe Biden and Netanyahu, Israel opened more crossings into the northern area.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 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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Now on the brink of adulthood, Belly finds herself at a crossroads and must decide which brother has her heart.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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As tennis enters a new era, with the US Open as its annual exclamation point, the sport stands at the crossroads of tradition and transformation.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Police were called about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Vassar and Fairgrove roads in Gilford Township, according to a news release from the Tuscola County Sheriff's Office.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The intersection of technology, power, and culture.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Crossways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossways. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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