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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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If what Davis said about waiting to decide on Pierce’s future is true, then the Raiders’ final two games against the New Orleans Saints (5-9) and Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) will be crucial to his football fate.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The absolute honesty between the two actors was crucial for a film that is candid about the stigmas around disfigurement.Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Yet Friday’s performance wasn’t as spectacular as wins against LSU or Ole Miss, didn’t quite provide a surge of momentum entering a critical offseason or quell questions about Napier’s need to hire an offensive coordinator.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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Employees who are classified as essential for critical operations in defense, energy, agriculture and other sectors would continue to work without pay.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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As time starts running out, emotions intensify, resulting in a love triangle with life-and-death stakes.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Look how Miami looked at home: Three turnovers, 206 rushing yards allowed and 34 points surrendered in a life-and-death battle against 2-2 Virginia Tech, whose two wins came against Marshall and Old Dominion (Its two losses were against Rutgers and Vanderbilt).Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2024
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Although Mufasa eventually integrates into the pride after a fateful race against Taka, Obasi never fully accepts him, ordering him to hang out with the female lions.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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On that fateful day, over 2,400 Americans were killed and 1,000 more were injured.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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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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This situation had been most keenly felt in western North Carolina, where vital industries like tourism and agriculture suffered significantly.Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Emotional intelligence is vital for influencing others and fostering team cohesion.Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Superhero movies eventually conquered Hollywood, but few of them feel as epochal and vital as this one.Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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Vincent is caught on tape delivering a racist, John Galliano-esque tirade, plunging the house into an epochal PR crisis.Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Sep. 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 Dec. 2024.
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