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as in betrayed
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river
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as in intersected
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over
you may have to cross some woods on the way
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as in struck
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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as in outcrossed
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Recent Examples of crossed
JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Apostel also revealed how the couple, who began sparking dating rumors over a year ago, first crossed paths.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Fingers crossed that the new-and-improved movie theater will A) actually exist and B) have an ICEE machine.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Harjinder Singh allegedly crossed the southern border illegally in 2018 and is accused of causing an August crash in Fort Pierce, Florida, that killed three people.
—Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
To her point, gross debt is currently around 123% of GDP and crossed the 100% threshold in late 2012, per federal data.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
The index crossed that level in each of the past six trading days and closed Friday two points below.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
By the time of the centennial celebration in 1926 (a year late), tens of thousands of miles of railroad track crossed the country.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Apostel also revealed how the couple, who began sparking dating rumors over a year ago, first crossed paths.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Fingers crossed that the new-and-improved movie theater will A) actually exist and B) have an ICEE machine.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Harjinder Singh allegedly crossed the southern border illegally in 2018 and is accused of causing an August crash in Fort Pierce, Florida, that killed three people.
—Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
To her point, gross debt is currently around 123% of GDP and crossed the 100% threshold in late 2012, per federal data.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
The index crossed that level in each of the past six trading days and closed Friday two points below.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossed
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Stratton betrayed Nia Jax, hitting her with the briefcase before landing the Prettiest Moonsault Ever to score the pinfall and her first world title in professional wrestling.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Martine, spurned after being betrayed by Jonah, decides to help Tony and Ziva.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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While heavily into the world of politics, their business and personal lives intersected with Hollywood across multiple generations.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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So, football has always been a very big part of my life, but it’s never intersected with being an actress.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The team traversed steep and uneven ground, overcame vertical drops of up to 60 feet (20 meters) using rope techniques and transformed a small underground site into a temporary base.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Several states along the East Coast have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), after a nor’easter traversed the eastern seaboard this weekend bringing with it the threat of strong wind and heavy rain.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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That suggestion struck a nerve.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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In addition to staffing its own Washington Bureau, MSNBC struck a pact with Sky News that will make the latter organization’s coverage of international affairs available to MSNBC’s audiences in the United States.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Sulfuric aerosols trapped in ice cores suggest that a truly massive volcanic eruption took place in 1809, followed by a succession of smaller eruptions that culminated in the staggering explosion of Mount Tambora in 1815.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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That being said, the Consumer Price Index has followed an almost identical trajectory from Q420 to the most recent figures, meaning spending is merely in line with inflation.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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In Play Dirty, Wahlberg stars a career criminal named Parker, who’s double-crossed by a member of his team after a robbery.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Iranians didn’t, however, get to escape with the bearings that would help kick off their nuclear program because the show’s protagonist, Ben Edwards (played by Taylor Kitsch), and the surviving espionage members of Haverford’s team found out that their leader had double-crossed them.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The pickoff saved the Los Angeles Dodgers a run, as starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow walked Varsho and then gave up a single to Alejandro Kirk, but got the following two batters out to escape the jam.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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And the polar bear simply walked by the campsite and then left.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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At this point, having navigated more than six months of whipsaw tariff policies, the question of the tariffs’ legality is irrelevant for some businesses.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many people who navigated America’s byzantine immigration and citizenship process for years were also angry at the perception that legal status was being bestowed effortlessly on entirely new groups of people.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Crossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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