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Recent Examples of crossover
Cooper, an eight-time All-Defensive Team selection, had little answer for Floyd’s mix of spin moves, crossover dribbles and floaters.
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Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 8 May 2020
Until the End of the World should have been a commercial crossover success, but instead it was cut too short to relay its intended meaning and still didn't find a wide audience.
—Eric Adams, Wired, 21 Apr. 2020
Nelson and Reilly are also credited with playing key roles in landing YouTube star KSI his first top 10 single in November, and the crossover success of classical pop singers Aled Jones and Russell Watson.
—Richard Smirke, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2020
The Great British Baking Show has become a crossover success, with American audiences falling in love with the series due to repeat airings on PBS and Netflix.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 16 Jan. 2020
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Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 8 May 2020
Until the End of the World should have been a commercial crossover success, but instead it was cut too short to relay its intended meaning and still didn't find a wide audience.
—Eric Adams, Wired, 21 Apr. 2020
Nelson and Reilly are also credited with playing key roles in landing YouTube star KSI his first top 10 single in November, and the crossover success of classical pop singers Aled Jones and Russell Watson.
—Richard Smirke, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2020
The Great British Baking Show has become a crossover success, with American audiences falling in love with the series due to repeat airings on PBS and Netflix.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 16 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossover
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The three keys to victory became a crucial part of the Titans’ identity.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Leading 4-2 with 12 minutes left to play, Benfica looked on course for a crucial victory to boost its chances of reaching the latter stages of the competition.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump has often been critical of Chicago, which has some of the country’s strongest protections for people in the country without legal status.—
Todd Richmond and Elliot Spagat,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Besides Obama and Bill Clinton, former President George W. Bush, who has not been outwardly critical of Trump, will be at the swearing-in ceremony.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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William eventually makes his way to the church to ask Jamie for help on a life-and-death matter.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes a challenge is genuinely life-and-death, or involves dire consequences; other times, the obstacles in your path may be lower stakes, but still feel frustratingly immovable.—
Vanessa Armstrong,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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In that fateful loss to the Hornets last month, Haliburton had a forgettable outing with nine points and eight assists.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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This fateful encounter, along with what happened next, was all captured in raw footage that Serban-Lawler shared on Instagram.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin.—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
2 Dec. 2013
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Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Nov. 2021
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His floor-spacing (42.2 percent from 3 since December) is vital for a bad shooting team.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Government policies and tax credits are vital for making solar more accessible for low-income households.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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In his essay, Adam Roberts makes the case for this epochal view by citing the durability of the conflict between the two great powers over more than four decades.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2010
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And in my view, this burgeoning momentum is a prelude to an epochal change that will fully gather speed with the coming of the new year.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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But don’t expect this debate to be as earthshaking or as game-changing as the Biden-Trump confrontation June 27 Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
9 Sep. 2024
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Had Asian demand kept to its historic trend, there would have been no massive glut and probably no earthshaking price collapse.—
Michael Levi,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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“Crossover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossover. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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