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Recent Examples of crossover
Its crossover success was among the watershed moments in the commercial potential of rock ’n’ roll.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2020
Cooper, an eight-time All-Defensive Team selection, had little answer for Floyd’s mix of spin moves, crossover dribbles and floaters.
—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
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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Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2020
Cooper, an eight-time All-Defensive Team selection, had little answer for Floyd’s mix of spin moves, crossover dribbles and floaters.
—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
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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All that fat is crucial for helping bears survive the harsh Alaskan winter.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
25 Sep. 2025
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Finding the right combinations Arguably the biggest challenge in any Ryder Cup is figuring out how to help players of an individual sport work together as a team, so selecting the pairings is crucial.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Highlights of his new hour include a celebration of his Palestinian heritage, reflections on the birth of his son, and a critical look at the TSA.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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With their senseless violence, these killers are bringing a part of that networked, online chaos to tangible, life-and-death reality.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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The trailer shows the brothers running from several life-and-death scenarios, as Vince (Bateman) drags his brother into his mess.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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Darren Rizzi sensed trouble just before the fateful snap against Indianapolis.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
18 Sep. 2025
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The duo pushes the concept of illusion versus reality to the extreme, personally and professionally, until tragedy reframes and opens a mystery surrounding their last fateful Las Vegas show.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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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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Critics hailed Born to Run as a crowning achievement, something both sui generis and revitalizing.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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The show is the crowning moment in a process that unfolded for more than two decades, spearheaded most recently by Michigan Athletics chief operating officer Rob Rademacher — and ultimately green-lit after one crucial logistical trial.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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His research into neural networks has transformed how machines process information, which has been vital to the development of Dataminr’s proprietary LLMs and our ability to harness AI for real-time information discovery.—
Mike Hodgkinson,
Big Think,
22 Sep. 2025
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This buzz-worthy wellness supplement is known for its gut health and metabolism benefits, but it’s also packed with some of the most vital nutrients to help support hair and skin health.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Crossover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossover. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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