crisscross

as in to decussate

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Recent Examples of crisscross Lake’s campaign bus, which crisscrossed the state, is covered with large photos showing her alongside Trump. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024 Trump and Harris crisscrossed the nation in the run-up to Nov. 5, making minimal stops in non-swing states. Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 And in the hectic final day of the campaign, as Trump held rallies in Pennsylvania and Michigan on November 4 before returning home to Mar-a-Lago to watch the results the next day, he was followed again by Witkoff, whose Gulfstream private jet crisscrossed the country in Trump’s tow. Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Both campaigns have been crisscrossing the state with campaign stops in the homestretch. Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crisscross 
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  • The various characters intersect at the shop run by the very mysterious shopkeeper played by Ju Ji-hoon.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Panzi, previously hit by a typhoid outbreak two years ago, faces intersecting public health crises, including a seasonal flu resurgence, widespread malnutrition and low vaccination rates, all of which render children particularly vulnerable.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • In particular, the agricultural industry has crossed several forms of wheat to increase yields.
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • April 2021: Inflation rates cross 4% and increase rapidly.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • The first winter storm warning was issued for the Black Hills that bisect South Dakota and Wyoming.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the heavily militarized border that bisects the Korean peninsula has long been an unlikely draw for foreign and local tourists, and now Gimpo is getting in on the action.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024

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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscross. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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