as in corner
often crossways plural a place where roads meet carolers assembling at the village crossways on Christmas Eve

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Recent Examples of crossway Books were in piles beside the bed, which was crossway in the room in order to catch the breeze from the window. Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 15 May 2024 Some cars may have to park crossways, taking 3 spaces, which will surely generate some ire. Brad Templeton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Besides the no turning signs, Walter proposed adding no heavy trucks signs along the way as well as more general signs noting road curves and pedestrian crossways. Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023 Some on the site have advocated for more green spaces, crossways that are safe, and bike lanes to be added. Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2023 Now the lender has gotten crossways with developers Silos Harvesting Partners and Dreien Opportunity Partners and is threatening a forced sale of the property. Steve Brown, Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2020 Ironically, Harris’ position puts her crossways with Sanders, one of the biggest climate champions in the field. Mark K. Matthews, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2019 And when Sessions, who is now Trump's attorney general, got crossways with the president over his decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe, Miller did not defend his former boss and mentor. Author: Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Jan. 2018 Cornerstone has twice gotten crossways with TAPPS over its boys basketball program. Adam Zuvanich, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossway
Noun
  • Yes, there might be a few more days on which a jacket or little beanie could provide a little extra comfort, but sunnier and warmer days are just around the corner.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Hamilton started the 19-lap race on pole, held off his longtime rival Max Verstappen on the opening corners, and then simply cruised away from the rest of the field to complete the win.
    Issy Ronald, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Beatty found herself at a crossroads, wondering what to do next.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Two years after inheriting a World Series championship roster, Brown is the face and voice of a franchise at a crossroads, a precarious position for someone whose entire career evolved outside of the spotlight.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the Center for Immigration Studies, an immigration-skeptic group, estimates that U.S. border authorities are catching close to 95 percent of would-be crossers; if so, this means that successful crossings have trickled down to likely the lowest level since the Great Depression.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
  • No crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation was allowed.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Jason O'Bryan Jason O'Bryan has set up a professional life at the intersection of writing and cocktails.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The intersection of toxic masculinity (i.e., loss of their virginity is a rite of passage into manhood) and adultification (i.e., viewing and treating Black boys as men) perpetuates early sexualization and hypersexualization of Black boys.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Crossway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossway. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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