cross·over
ˈkrȯs-ˌō-vər 
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: an instance or product of genetic crossing-over
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: a voter registered as a member of one political party who votes in the primary of the other party
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: a broadening of the popular appeal of an artist (such as a musician) that is often the result of a change of the artist's medium or style
also
: an artist or artistic work that has achieved a crossover
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: an instance of breaking into another category
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: a basketball maneuver in which a player dribbles the ball quickly from one hand to the other
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or crossover SUV
: an automotive vehicle that is similar to a sport utility vehicle but built on a car chassis : cuv
What makes crossovers attractive is that most combine the look of an SUV with the more civilized driving characteristics of a car.—
Jonathan Welch
Jonathan Welch1
: having two pieces that cross especially one over the other
a crossover vest
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: critical sense 2
the crossover point
crossed over; crossing over; crosses over
: to reach a broader audience by a change of medium or style
a country singer crossing over to the pop charts
Examples of crossover in a Sentence
Noun
The actor made a smooth crossover to politics.
a rock musician's crossovers into jazz and soul music
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Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Rumors have swirled for years that Lexus may choose to replace it with a high-end crossover model like the LF-1 Limitless concept of 2018.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Tetris Kelly, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024
Police believe an eastbound semi was doing a U-turn through the crossover because of a closure caused by the earlier crash.
—Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2020
Michele Raphael, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Down ⬇ Stavros Halkias, Bugonia The good news for Stavvy is that the process of him crossing over from popular comedian and podcaster into the realm of film and TV — as discussed on the latest Good One podcast — is off to a good start with his role as a cop in Bugonia.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The Firefox mention comes a week after a full-on crossover with Nashville's 911 dispatcher Cammie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) appearing on the mothership 9-1-1, helping Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) connect with Athena (Angela Bassett) and Hen (Aisha Hinds) in space.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Rumors have swirled for years that Lexus may choose to replace it with a high-end crossover model like the LF-1 Limitless concept of 2018.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
From the sticky-sweet lyrics to the colorfully choreographed music video, the song catapulted the already massively popular group to new levels of crossover American success.
—Tetris Kelly, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024
Police believe an eastbound semi was doing a U-turn through the crossover because of a closure caused by the earlier crash.
—Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2020
Verb
The tech crossed over to industries developing smartphones and other consumer digital cameras.
—Michele Raphael, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Down ⬇ Stavros Halkias, Bugonia The good news for Stavvy is that the process of him crossing over from popular comedian and podcaster into the realm of film and TV — as discussed on the latest Good One podcast — is off to a good start with his role as a cop in Bugonia.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Crossover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossover. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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crossover
1 of 2 noun
cross·over
ˈkrȯ-ˌsō-vər
1
: an instance or product of genetic crossing-over
2
: a crossover interchange in an experiment
crossover
2 of 2 adjective
: involving or using interchange of the control group and the experimental group during the course of an experiment
a double-blind crossover study
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