cuts (across)

verb

Definition of cuts (across)next
present tense third-person singular of cut (across)
as in traverses
to make one's way through, across, or over cut across the field on the way to school

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  1. crosses
  2. follows
  3. navigates
Verb
  • Trust the process of your journey, share your wisdom and love and respect with all who crosses your path.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
  • An elegant, wealthy Chinese man, twelve years her senior, is watching her on the ferry bus that crosses the Mekong River.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of crosses
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  • The news follows reports that the late Los Angeles rapper’s family have hired a team of investigators to ascertain if the Bad Boy Entertainment founder had any involvement in his death.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Supreme Court's order follows a series of recent rulings that have curtailed efforts by the EPA to keep the nation's air and water clean.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of follows
Verb
  • Filip Forsberg navigates a nagging ankle issue while his wife is in the late stages of her pregnancy as the Nashville Predators make their return to the playoffs, and Jacob Trouba’s arc contrasts his heavy-hitting on-ice persona with his off-ice life as an artist and a new dad.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In the movie, a bright, striving teenager navigates the terrors of Jim Crow South and makes a split-decision that recasts the course of his life.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of navigates
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“Cuts (across).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20%28across%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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