Thesaurus results for CROSSINGS

crossings

noun

plural of crossing

as in voyages

a journey over water in a vessel an uneventful crossing from the United States to Britain

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as in intersections

a place where roads meet turn left at the next crossing and then stay on that road for two miles

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Recent Examples of crossings One of those is what Frontex, the European Union’s border agency, defines as the Western Mediterranean route, which includes crossings from Algeria and Morocco into southern Spain, including the region around Almería. — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Pedestrians will still be able to move through much of downtown during the Grand Prix, but fencing and concrete barriers will block some familiar paths and crossings around the course. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 The agency reported migrant crossings there plummeted 74% from 2023 to 2025. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Data from commodity analytics firm Kpler showed crossings at a five-day average of just 10 vessels, the lowest level since May. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday, crossings of the Strait of Hormuz declined 17% from the previous day to 10, with six vessels exiting the Persian Gulf and four entering, according to ship tracker Kpler. — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 But reports suggest initial enrollment takes longer, and has been slowed down by malfunctioning equipment, technical bugs, insufficient personnel, and inconsistent implementation across crossings. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 The report does not say whether the surviving guide described failed creek crossings, though he was interviewed. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Those crossings have already completed with subsequent sailings also due to take the same route, according to Linerlytica. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

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The service remains limited in scale, with just over eight voyages planned this season, but China analyst Gordon Chang told Fox News Digital that its significance goes beyond the number of containers currently making the journey.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
As outlined in the release, Ovation of the Seas will now be offering voyages from Brisbane, Australia in the 2027-2028 season.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of voyages

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The seven-turn race will loop around the east end of the National Mall and run down Pennsylvania and Independence Avenues, home to some of the city's most important traffic intersections.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
The plan also calls for bulb-outs and raised crosswalks at high-traffic intersections.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of intersections

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The cells are connected by proteins called tight junctions, which act like tiny gatekeepers.

— Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 29 July 2026
Beyond Akkermansia muciniphila, Pendulum's products feature Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium beijerinckii, both butyrate-producing strains that fuel colon cells, support tight junctions in the gut lining, and stimulate GLP-1 production.

— Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of junctions

Noun

That intersection is at the four corners border of Romulus, Westland, Dearborn Heights and Taylor.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The object also reveals how cosmopolitan the Qianlong court was, which, like the Mughal court in India, welcomed artisans from all corners of China and the rest of the world, according to Wang.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026