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as in intersection
a place where roads meet
turn left at the next crossing and then stay on that road for two miles
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as in betraying
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 intersecting
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traversing
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 striking
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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Recent Examples of crossing
Robbie Farias, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
Numerous low-water crossings and bridges remain in need of repair before emergency teams can fully access all affected locations.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Around this time last year, a woman was seriously injured after crossing the road near the Ted Drewes store when she was hit by a car.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In the Sandy Creek community, crews plan to assess the possibility of building a temporary low-water crossing or pontoon bridge at the Big Sandy Lane bridge, which was damaged in the floods.
—Robbie Farias, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
Numerous low-water crossings and bridges remain in need of repair before emergency teams can fully access all affected locations.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
There was all of this sort of crossing between sort of punk rock and alternative music.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Around this time last year, a woman was seriously injured after crossing the road near the Ted Drewes store when she was hit by a car.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossing
Noun
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The famously mercurial brothers Gallagher have provided oddsmakers with plenty of historical material to suggest a 41-date voyage around the world helmed by a pair of hotheads is a tenuous arrangement.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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Later, on two voyages to the South Pacific, the company released 60 cubic meters — about two shipping containers — of particles off the coast of New Zealand.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
Noun
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At the intersection of Nations Ford Road and Arrowood Road in southwest Charlotte sits a unique store.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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Full lane closures are expected as crews put new signal poles and signal heads for the installation of left turning lanes at the intersection.—
Craig Shoup,
The Tennessean,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Michael Fassbender stars as George, a chilly veteran British operative who’s given a list of five possible agents who might be betraying the organization.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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When Kathryn is suspected of betraying the nation, George must decide what is more important — his wife or his country.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The infamous railroad viaduct has been the site of several crashes in the years that followed, including drivers striking the cement support beams.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
27 Dec. 2024
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The Chiefs’ results against the Steelers were striking.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Building its own domestic and anti-ballistic defence systems is out of Ukraine’s capacity at the moment—and as such, Ukraine has focused on the development of cruise and ballistic missiles--namely the Neptune and Hrim-2 —since the war’s outset.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Russia fired 397 Shahed and decoy drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and five other regions, authorities said.—
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11 July 2025
Noun
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That is a big part of the job, trying to see around corners.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The visitors doubled the lead 11 minutes later, as Messi ran onto a perfectly-weighted through pass from Sergio Busquets before tidily tucking his brace into the far corner.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Nonetheless, the company has been navigating a challenging rooftop solar market since interest rates increased in 2022.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The guide was issued in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine and lists instructions on what to include in an evacuation backpack, as well as tips for navigating crisis situations.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Mantle upwelling at Afar triple junction shaped by overriding plate dynamics.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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These influential manosphere podcasters exist at a dangerous junction between joking and truth-telling, where hosts riff on news-like content, but are not held to the journalistic standards often present in liberal satire shows.—
Allison Jiang,
The Hill,
10 June 2025
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“Crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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