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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Here, the stalks are diagonally cut into bite-sized pieces and then cooked hot and fast, gently blistered, in a skillet with oil and salt.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2025 -
At his best, Watkins will have minimal hesitation, driving diagonally towards the goal before shimmying, producing one stepover and backing himself to hit the roof of the net with his weaker left foot.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two innings later, McLain came up again to face Cardinals right-hander Riley O’Brien and quickly found himself down 1-2 when the former Reds pitcher threw a slider on the outside corner.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The backlash came fast and hard, even from unexpected corners.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In one round, they were all told to walk as straight across as possible—or with essentially zero degrees of deviation.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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The clash occurred just over two billion years ago in ancient South Africa, forming the largest impact structure on Earth: a massive crater almost 200 miles across.—
Max Bennett,
Discover Magazine,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Devices should be encrypted, powered down before border crossings, and stripped of non-essential data.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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This is because, under the Canada–U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), refugee (asylum) claims at official land border crossings are barred.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 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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Miami Herald 305-376-3446 Jay Weaver writes about federal crime at the crossroads of South Florida and Latin America.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Preacher Boy seems to be loosely based on the legend of real-life blues musician Robert Johnson whose guitar was said to have been tuned by the devil at a crossroads, granting him musical prowess.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
18 Apr. 2025
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Police responded to multiple calls just before 12:30 a.m. for a street takeover and fireworks being shot off at the intersection of Wakelee Avenue and Franklin Street, the Ansonia Police Department said.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan Jason O'Bryan has set up a professional life at the intersection of writing and cocktails.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Crossways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossways. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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