crisscross

as in to decussate

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Recent Examples of crisscross Sadhu’s 15 courses are the perfect introduction, and my palate crisscrosses the region with every bite. Sarah Khan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025 Glaser recently wrapped her global The Good Girl stand-up tour, and is now crisscrossing the U.S., Canada and Australia with her Alive and Unwell tour. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025 Texas Renée likes to be alone in tatty clothes with the dogs, crisscrossing the country and hanging out at the vet, cleaning the yard or planting and pruning things. Hugh Grant, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025 For over a year, Larsen, the 29-year-old founder of SMB Community, has been crisscrossing the country in a 2019 Dodge Ram ProMaster camper van. Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crisscross
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  • Viewers will remember that Sheppard showed up in the season premiere, when his investigation of a deadly biker gang intersected with the Organized Crime Control Bureau’s pursuit of a dirty trucking company.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Three kilometres east and intersected by San Sebastien airport is Irun.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • Add to that a greater reluctance by those in the public and private sectors to cross Trump, wary of putting themselves and their organizations in the crosshairs of his administration.
    Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
  • There's a callback to that scene late in the film when the knights must answer three questions to cross the Bridge of Death or else be chucked into the Gorge of Eternal Peril.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • The number is bisected by emotional devastation and in that second half, Lawrence dazzles.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • In one large, redolent print, a woman in a white coat stands beside a deserted stretch of road, gazing beyond a patch of grass while the shadow of a utility pole bisects her body from head to heels.
    Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscross. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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