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as in to betray
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 to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in to traverse
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 to strike
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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as in fire
a test of faith, patience, or strength
dyslexia is just my cross to bear, and I accepted it long ago
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as in hybrid
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
the mare is an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross
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as in mixed
being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
raises both purebred and cross lambs
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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
she was cross all day because of a nagging headache
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Recent Examples of cross
Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The division between science-fiction (SF) and fantasy (F) is a landscape that has a lot of interesting borders and crossing points.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Another brilliant kill by the Panthers, the ubiquitous Tomas Nosek disrupting the Oilers all over the defensive zone, was followed by Panthers winger Sam Reinhart putting a backhand cross ice breakout into the stands.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
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Verb
Stripe quietly maintains half a dozen partner banks across continents; Adyen splits deposits between its European and U.S. charters so funds never cross jurisdictions.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The division between science-fiction (SF) and fantasy (F) is a landscape that has a lot of interesting borders and crossing points.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Noun
Africanized honeybees are a cross between Western honey bees, from Europe and the East African lowland honey bee.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Another brilliant kill by the Panthers, the ubiquitous Tomas Nosek disrupting the Oilers all over the defensive zone, was followed by Panthers winger Sam Reinhart putting a backhand cross ice breakout into the stands.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross
Verb
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People willingly lining up to betray each other on TV for cash isn’t new.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Inspired by Maurice Leblanc's iconic literary character Arsène Lupin, Omar Sy plays Assane Diop, a charismatic gentleman thief who seeks revenge against a wealthy family that betrayed his father.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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And this economic revolution is intersecting with AI, our most explosive technological revolution maybe ever.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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How does this responsibility intersect with their roles as entertainers?—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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While there have been hundreds of successful expeditions across the Mid-Atlantic, the North Atlantic is less frequently traversed by solo ocean rowers and teams.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Florida’s House speaker stood up to DeSantis, and shifted the power dynamics Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida would normally be traversing the state this time of year, trumpeting his legislative accomplishments and the fellow Republican lawmakers who had fallen in line to achieve them.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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The air force also struck a nuclear weapons development site in the area of Natanz.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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Experts and citizens say that the government was most likely throttling internet access to prevent people from sharing information about where Israel had struck and for fear of Israeli cyberattacks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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Swiss rate cut spotlights Europe’s disinflation risk While many nations are holding fire on interest rates, the Swiss decision is a reminder of the risk of disinflation, analysts warned.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
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The ritual occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on the day before Easter and consists of the lighting of a fire — said to emerge miraculously — that is then distributed to Orthodox countries including Romania.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 June 2025
Noun
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These hybrids were created by Toichi Itoh in Japan 80 years ago by crossing tree peonies with herbaceous peonies.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 June 2025
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The structure is not dissimilar from a classic episode of another FX comedy-drama hybrid, Atlanta, where Paper Boi’s attempt to get a haircut from his favorite barber led him on an odyssey of crime and misfortune.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Jeff Rueter: The opening weekend gave a mixed first impression, with some stale atmospheres and Bayern’s 10-0 pasting of poor Auckland City giving little reason for neutrals to buy into the tournament.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Given the affordable housing crisis, Vienna’s social housing model has been given enormous media exposure and has been studied by numerous advocacy groups with mixed views.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Her tone is free-associative, irritable and rat-a-tat.—
Alexandra Jacobs,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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When an owner is distracted or irritable from work stress, the dog notices.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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“Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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