as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
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as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
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Recent Examples of double-cross
Harvey Silverglate, Boston Herald, 1 June 2024
However, Hye-jin and Jung-ja are soon double-crossed by Sung-jip.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Breanna Bell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
Cash's double cross backfired on him.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2020
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Verb
However, there was a double-cross when the disciplinary body known as the Administrative Board nonetheless voted for penalties, and the Harvard Corporation – the university’s top governing body – held up the granting of 13 diplomas.
—Harvey Silverglate, Boston Herald, 1 June 2024
However, Hye-jin and Jung-ja are soon double-crossed by Sung-jip.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
Which leaves Vic to double cross his sister by turning her in to police.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
Cash's double cross backfired on him.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-cross
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Others, not without justice, will skip the climax and denouement altogether, so obviously and suddenly does the production betray its early triumphs.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Yet even these lone voices failed to call out Trump for betraying Zelensky and adopting the talking points of a brutal regime that invaded Ukraine with no provocation three years ago.—
Mordechai Gordon,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The songs typically crop up in the final act of an episode as the tensions (and treacheries) mount.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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After a season of treachery and deception, the winner or winners of The Traitors UK Season 3 have been revealed.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Today’s Paper | Subscribe Explore The New York Times Magazine Inside the Murdoch Succession Drama: More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert Murdoch’s empire.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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But was the company’s downfall driven by federal interference, corporate betrayal or its own unsustainable ambitions?—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His death on February 18, 1478, followed his conviction for treason against his older brother, Edward IV of England.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Twenty-seven years after her conviction for treason, Toguri was pardoned.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Double-cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-cross. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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