decussate

verb

Definition of decussatenext
as in to crisscross

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  1. crisscross
  2. intersect
  3. cross
Verb
  • Maryland is crisscrossed with dozens of existing high voltage power line rights-of-way.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
  • On the morning of my visit, the sunken forecourt of the Basilica of Santa Pudenziana, at the edge of Rome’s trendy Monti neighborhood, was crisscrossed with nets and echoing with shouts.
    David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of crisscross
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  • Contextualizing Bob Marley Bob Marley’s life and music intersected with Pan-Africanism, the Rastafari movement, and post-colonial politics around the globe.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
  • One set of the sauropod tracks intersects with those of the Megalosaurus.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of intersect
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  • While prison is used to uphold respect for the law by setting an example for others to not cross legal lines, the duration of these sentences and the necessity of placing people to serve their time in prison facilities is proving too costly.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • This mirrors what has been thoroughly documented along the U.S. border, where migrants attempt to cross through more remote (and therefore deadly) areas to avoid the U.S. Border Patrol.
    Angel Escamilla Garcia, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of cross
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