decussate

as in to crisscross

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  • Harris crisscrossed the United States warning that Trump posed a unique threat to democracy.
    Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Kansas City’s fleet of snow plows continued to crisscross the city’s 6,400 miles of streets as heavy snow and windy conditions continue to fill them up, city officials said Sunday.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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  • Intersectionality—a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw—reminds us that race, ethnicity, age, ability and other identities intersect to create unique experiences of discrimination.
    Aniela Unguresan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Since then, however, his range of holdings, which include extensive urban real estate development in the state, tens of millions in technology investments as well as oil and gas leases, intersected with his policy decisions as governor, a New York Times review has found.
    Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • Currently, Disney owns two No. 1 weekends in 2025 with its prequel Mufasa which is crossing $600M worldwide off a $200M production cost.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Longtime Hollywood fixtures Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom had never crossed paths — until now.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Decussate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decussate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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