crisscross

as in to decussate

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Recent Examples of crisscross As a national recruiting analyst, Tom Lemming has been crisscrossing his way across the United States, visiting high school recruits for more than five decades. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025 Stewart also has several shows set for the summer as part of his One Last Time Tour, which crisscrosses the country from June through August. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 June 2025 Unlike in the previous century, the global economy is now characterized by a high degree of economic and financial integration, with supply chains and financial flows crisscrossing the world, whose potential unwinding could constitute a major source of economic upheaval. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 Over the Memorial Day weekend, Blumenthal crisscrossed the state and attended 11 different parades in various towns. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for crisscross
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  • Bill Conway, whose 34th Ward intersects the temporary racecourse, has long advocated that the event be moved away from July 4 to give Chicagoans access to Grant Park during the busy holiday weekend.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
  • The blue tech office buildings are situated near the project’s southern border, where Naples Street would intersect the site.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
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  • After the rally that began in Cincinnati, around 100 people crossed the Roebling Bridge, heading toward Covington shortly after 8 p.m., according to police.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025
  • However, their fates crossed when Tomorrowland organizers got approval to do a show in Sphere and learned the Insomniac team was also working out its own Sphere run.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 July 2025
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  • Once that ultra-attractive Orioles market was bisected, the dark days began.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
  • The military parade is slated for June 14, in the heart of Washington, D.C., spanning six blocks and bisecting the National Mall.
    Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 14 June 2025

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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscross. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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