crises

noun

plural of crisis
as in crossroads
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action the governor responded swiftly and surely to the crisis

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Recent Examples of crises In short, in the last 25 years, America voted itself a series of tax cuts, waged expensive wars, got older, and then spent its way out of a couple of crises. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Then a complicated storm of medical, mental and personal crises struck in early 2024. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Amid competing global crises and shifting donor priorities, that safety net is fraying. — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 While fundraising was relatively easy in the first months of the war, international donors have since turned their attention to other global crises. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Vox Media will contribute 100 percent of the net proceeds of all tickets sold online to World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that provides fresh meals in response to humanitarian, climate and community crises. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 The trial, which has been held in Plymouth County Superior Court, has drawn national attention and sparked discussion about postpartum mental health and the treatment of women experiencing psychiatric crises. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Because while other teams have issues, the Niners seem to constantly be dealing with crises. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 The 2006 and 2014 political crises initially followed a similar pattern. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crises
  1. crossroads
  2. emergencies
  3. situations
  4. exigencies
  5. heads
Noun
  • Matt Rhule is safe, but Nebraska is at somewhat of a crossroads.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With light rail plans possibly in the works, Atlanta is at a crossroads.
    — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • The department also has started using an AI system to help with nonemergency calls – emergencies get routed to a human trained to take those calls – and that system was down along with the CAD system.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The calls and my investigation show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies that extend beyond those experienced by one man.
    — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of emergencies
Noun
  • He’s gotten out of every jam so far, and has become the Mets’ favorite arm in late-inning situations with runners on base.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Then there’s freshman linebacker Aydan Steen, who contributed two huge tackles in the second half in critical situations.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of situations
Noun
  • Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Definition of exigencies
Noun
  • Called convergent binocular stereo (CBS), it is designed for robotic heads whose two cameras can point toward the same location instead of remaining parallel.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Finding bodies with their heads removed, bricks in their mouths, or – as in this case – a sickle pointing at their throat, automatically earns suspicion as a vampire.
    — Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of heads

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“Crises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crises. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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