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Recent Examples of crisscross
On the morning of my visit, the sunken forecourt of the Basilica of Santa Pudenziana, at the edge of Rome’s trendy Monti neighborhood, was crisscrossed with nets and echoing with shouts.
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The aimless adventure of a young kid crisscrossing the city at all hours of the day and night resonated deeply with me as an adolescent.
—Juliana Barbassa, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Kansas City snow plows continued crisscrossing the thousands of miles of streets the city maintains while a fresh wave of snow dropped over the region Tuesday.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Tariffs and trade too The three-day Munich conference was a hub of crisscrossing diplomacy on issues of politics, economics, and defense and security, with top envoys on hand from places as diverse as Syria and Saudi Arabia, and Japan and South Korea, as well as many European leaders.
—Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The aimless adventure of a young kid crisscrossing the city at all hours of the day and night resonated deeply with me as an adolescent.
—Juliana Barbassa, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Kansas City snow plows continued crisscrossing the thousands of miles of streets the city maintains while a fresh wave of snow dropped over the region Tuesday.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Tariffs and trade too The three-day Munich conference was a hub of crisscrossing diplomacy on issues of politics, economics, and defense and security, with top envoys on hand from places as diverse as Syria and Saudi Arabia, and Japan and South Korea, as well as many European leaders.
—Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crisscross
Verb
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Marquis: Your industry intersects with policy as well.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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But it's classified as an Apollo-type asteroid, meaning its orbit regularly intersects that of Earth, thus creating the potential for an impact.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Leclerc crossed the finish line in fifth place, while Gasly missed out on scoring Alpine’s first point of the season, ending up in 11th behind Oliver Bearman of Haas.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Marvel entry earned $1.1 million on Friday and will cross a $190 million domestic total on Saturday.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The city also plans to construct a bridge over the Union Pacific railroad track that bisects the parkway’s future path.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
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The first phase also includes 875 residential units in 105-foot-tall buildings and commercial space east of a new street, Frontier Drive, that bisects the site between Kurtz Street to the north and Sports Arena Boulevard to the south.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscross. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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