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as in intersection
usually crossroads plural
a place where roads meet
the fast-food chain has a restaurant at practically every crossroads
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as in crisis
usually crossroads plural
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 crossroad
Zanzibar, Tanzania Zanzibar is a crossroads of the senses.
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Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Hama is strategically located at a key crossroads in western-central Syria, providing direct supply lines between Damascus and Aleppo.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Eight consecutive seasons of pushing all in precipitated a crossroads that Brown began to confront this week at the Winter Meetings.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Following an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Hama is strategically located at a key crossroads in western-central Syria, providing direct supply lines between Damascus and Aleppo.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Eight consecutive seasons of pushing all in precipitated a crossroads that Brown began to confront this week at the Winter Meetings.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Following an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for crossroad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossroad
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In addition, Seattle’s Chinatown-International District has been an ongoing problem for the city, particularly the notorious intersection of 12th Ave.Richard Harrold, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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The collision occurred shortly after 1 p.m. at the intersection of 51st Avenue and Bell Road.Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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What could be more low stakes than tan, Orange County teens dating, shopping, and gossiping in the fat years before the subprime-mortgage crisis?Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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The long-lasting crisis revealed numerous gaps in a workforce under immense strain.Caitlin Rivers, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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The New Year is around the corner, and every December, people begin to think, what will this New Year hold?Erik Logan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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With 2025 around the corner, the investment firm likes a mix of both defensive and value stocks heading into the new year.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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The crash occurred at 10:34 p.m. on High Ridge Road near the junction with Cedarwood Drive, according to Sgt.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some could produce molecules known as polyamines that can open and close junctions, which are like little doors in the barrier that allow molecules to pass through.Yasemin Saplakoglu, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Crossroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossroad. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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