crossroads
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈkrɔsˌroʊdz/
- Informal
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cruce
- Now I have come to the crossroads in my life.
And the question is, we're at this crossroads of human history, crossroads for planet Earth.
- And the question is, we're at this crossroads of human history, crossroads for planet Earth.
- So we the human civilization and alien civilizations come to a crossroads.
- And so I have ended up being a bit of a guide for a lot of friends who faced this crossroads later than I did.
- And it at that crossroads he realizes that he has to come to grips with being gay.
- So I was in in at the crossroads of the two of them and I didn't make a clear choice.
- She's at the crossroads of of of multiple identities.
- He says, Sean, you're a crossroads in your life right now.
- So it was that's a, that's a, that's a crossroads for him.
- And I think that's like this like moment, this crossroads that we are AT and we have.
- Now in my life that come to this crossroads where I'm like, man, you have to go right?
Examples
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At this crossroads, he realized it was time to make a commitment to his future.
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I feel like I am at a crossroads in my career and need to choose a new direction.
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And the question is, we're at this crossroads of human history, crossroads for planet Earth.
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And so I have ended up being a bit of a guide for a lot of friends who faced this crossroads later than I did.
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I think that you're definitely at a crossroads in your relationship.
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This is a moment for artists because we're at a moment of an existential crossroads, the moment of transition.
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I hope you can see that the stakes are really high and that we are actually at a crossroads against infectious diseases.
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Look where it's located, right here between the Black and Caspian Seas, at the crossroads of the Middle East, Europe and Russia.
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I'm in a tough crossroads in my life right now and don't want to be an old man filled with regret.
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And I was like, I feel like at the minute I'm almost at a crossroads in my life where I've done quite a lot that I want to do.
Synonyms
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3.7
A moment when an important event changes what happens next
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6.6
A time when an important decision must be made
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5.1
A very important time when someone must show skill or courage
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3.7
A place where a road divides into two paths or a time to choose between two options
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5.3
A moment when people must make an important decision
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6.3
An event that causes a very important change in a person's life or history
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4.9
A moment when an important change happens or people make a key decision
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Etymology
The word crossroads comes from the parts cross 'an X shape or to cross' and road 'path'. Because a crossroads is where paths meet and you must choose a direction, crossroads now often means a moment in life when you must make an important decision.