crisscross

as in to decussate

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Recent Examples of crisscross The habitat is crisscrossed by roads, railways, coal mines, ski resorts, farms, rural properties and small towns. Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025 Rowlett Creek, a natural hazard that crisscrosses the course over a dozen times, will also factor more prominently. Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Throughout the spring, Earhart and Putnam crisscrossed the country for more appearances and meetings. Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 Already, Shakira crisscrossed Latin America, performing massive shows in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for crisscross
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  • And this economic revolution is intersecting with AI, our most explosive technological revolution maybe ever.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • How does this responsibility intersect with their roles as entertainers?
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 June 2025
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  • Airplane passengers crossing the Indian Ocean who peered out their windows on Oct. 19, 2024, might have seen what looked like a fast-moving star suddenly flash and fade.
    Tom Brown, Space.com, 28 June 2025
  • The east and west crossing streets along the parade route will be closed, as will 4th Ave N from Broad Street to Denny Way, starting at noon for parade staging.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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  • Lawrence showed him a series of complex, bisected 3-D shapes, then reassembled them into weirder shapes.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • And look: their outfits follow basic tailoring principles: jackets bisect halfway from collar to floor; jacket silhouette flows into trousers.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025

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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscross. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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