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Recent Examples of crisscross
And three zero-emission buses, destined to crisscross the neighborhoods with quiet efficiency, will now remain parked in the imagination.
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Mark Stuart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
Afterward, youths on scooters and on foot crisscrossed the city in search of Israeli fans, punching and kicking them and then fleeing quickly to evade police, per the Associated Press.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Rather then spending time practicing in the powerful Electra, Earhart had been crisscrossing the country, giving lectures, making sponsorship appearances, and attending promotional events.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The habitat is crisscrossed by roads, railways, coal mines, ski resorts, farms, rural properties and small towns.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Mark Stuart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
Afterward, youths on scooters and on foot crisscrossed the city in search of Israeli fans, punching and kicking them and then fleeing quickly to evade police, per the Associated Press.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Rather then spending time practicing in the powerful Electra, Earhart had been crisscrossing the country, giving lectures, making sponsorship appearances, and attending promotional events.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The habitat is crisscrossed by roads, railways, coal mines, ski resorts, farms, rural properties and small towns.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crisscross
Verb
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The risks compound when AI intersects with disinformation, militarization, or ideological extremism.—
Mark Temnycky,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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For 90 years, mainstream country music and the PRCA have never intersected in Nashville.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Hakimi exchanged passes with Dembélé, then crossed for Ruiz, who maintained control despite Federico Valverde’s challenge and scored from 8 yards for his third goal of the tournament.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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Inver Grove Heights is bisected, north to south, by three major thoroughfares – Highway 52, Cahill Avenue and Concord Boulevard.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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Across Route 66, which bisects the West Side park, a couple people played tennis, a man walked his dog and two nurses from a nearby hospital, dressed in scrubs, chatted during a stroll.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscross. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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