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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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David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Following international media attention, and a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris to Nashville, and a visit to the White House, Johnson crisscrossed the state seeking to funnel newfound political energy sparked by the expulsions into significant voter turnout for Democrats.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2024
The gardens crisscrossed by canals in the capital’s southern Xochimilco borough are built up from layers of dredged soil, held together by tall, thin ahuejotes – a kind of willow tree – planted around their perimeter.
—Mariana Martínez Barba and Julitàn Trejo Bax, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
Another low-stress option is crisscrossing the country via rail.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2024
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David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Following international media attention, and a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris to Nashville, and a visit to the White House, Johnson crisscrossed the state seeking to funnel newfound political energy sparked by the expulsions into significant voter turnout for Democrats.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2024
The gardens crisscrossed by canals in the capital’s southern Xochimilco borough are built up from layers of dredged soil, held together by tall, thin ahuejotes – a kind of willow tree – planted around their perimeter.
—Mariana Martínez Barba and Julitàn Trejo Bax, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
Another low-stress option is crisscrossing the country via rail.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crisscross
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Intersectionality—a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw—reminds us that race, ethnicity, age, ability and other identities intersect to create unique experiences of discrimination.—
Aniela Unguresan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Since then, however, his range of holdings, which include extensive urban real estate development in the state, tens of millions in technology investments as well as oil and gas leases, intersected with his policy decisions as governor, a New York Times review has found.—
Alexandra Berzon,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Binational co-manufacturing sees many products crossing the border multiple times in different phases of production.—
Julian Palombo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Currently, Disney owns two No. 1 weekends in 2025 with its prequel Mufasa which is crossing $600M worldwide off a $200M production cost.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The canal bisects Panama, running 51 miles end to end.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Many of his mixed media works are busy, bisected, and richly colored.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscross. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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