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as in betrayed
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 intersected
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traversed
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 struck
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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as in outcrossed
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Recent Examples of crossed
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Still, Ellis and Murdock understand why the wires might get crossed.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
But things escalated when the other woman crossed a line.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Watling met co-author Yu Xu while working as an editor for Zootaxa, the scientific journal where his work is now published, when Xu’s work crossed his desk.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
An avid sports fan, Armani was also behind the uniforms of several soccer teams and crossed his design interest into the hospitality space, opening a line of luxury hotels.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Children in particular, hundreds of thousands of whom have crossed the border in the last decade, are subject to special protections.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Fingers crossed Lily brings 'da Crew with her to make a big entrance out of the limo!
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
According to the study authors, the sheer achievement of the distance crossed further supports their hypothesis.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Facing a third-and-6 from the Kansas City 28, Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy and tight end Travis Kelce crossed routes.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Still, Ellis and Murdock understand why the wires might get crossed.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
But things escalated when the other woman crossed a line.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Watling met co-author Yu Xu while working as an editor for Zootaxa, the scientific journal where his work is now published, when Xu’s work crossed his desk.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
An avid sports fan, Armani was also behind the uniforms of several soccer teams and crossed his design interest into the hospitality space, opening a line of luxury hotels.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Children in particular, hundreds of thousands of whom have crossed the border in the last decade, are subject to special protections.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Fingers crossed Lily brings 'da Crew with her to make a big entrance out of the limo!
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
According to the study authors, the sheer achievement of the distance crossed further supports their hypothesis.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossed
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Giorgio Armani has created a unique, unmistakable style that has evolved over time but has never betrayed its essence in the slightest.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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With Alexe Godin and Andrew Spencer safe from winning the last challenge, the cast voted for Spencer Conley and Jess Edwards to stay after bombshell rumors that Kat Izzo had betrayed Dale Moss.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The genetic genealogy pointed to a multigenerational Pennsylvania family that intersected with Italian heritage only twice.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Various storylines echoed the events of the film — and one supporting character in Season One briefly intersected with the plot of original recipe Fargo.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Our parents were up the sand, loose and recumbent, snacking on octopus jerky and reading aloud journal entries my great-great-great-great-grandfather kept as his family traversed the territory to homestead a new life.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin posted photos of the damage to Telegram, saying a military monument was also struck by debris.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nassau County police first received a description of the person who was fatally struck on the parkway and then received a call from Christopher's school roughly 15 minutes later about a missing boy, detective Tracey Cabey tells PEOPLE.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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She was followed by her brother Frankie, who spoke with PEOPLE on the red carpet before the awards show.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That blockbuster, which Alcaraz won after a Houdini escape, has been followed by two solid sequels.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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He had been double-crossed by Guzmán López, who was also on the plane and had been arranging his surrender for some time.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Palencia did not record an out in the ninth inning and walked off the mound with a right shoulder injury that will likely force the Cubs to reevaluate their entire late-game strategy.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a video shared by Fox Sports on the social media platform X, several fans scrambled for the ball and eventually a man wearing Phillies gear stood up with it in hand and walked over and gave it to a boy and hugged him.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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As the family navigated World War I and women’s rights expanded, hemlines got shorter and jewelry less opulent.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The company successfully navigated a significant drop in sales after its blockbuster drug Humira lost patent exclusivity, largely due to the strength of its new drugs, Rinvoq and Skyrizi.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Crossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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