Thesaurus results for CRISSCROSS

crisscross

verb

Definition of crisscross

as in to decussate

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Recent Examples of crisscross Nearly four miles of interconnected trails crisscross the park, including the Cross Hill Loop, which offers great views of historic Castroville and the valley below. — Gabi De La Rosa, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026 Scars crisscross his bottom, from blisters that formed in the extreme heat. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 Soccer fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport’s grandest stage, the World Cup. — R.j. Rico, Fortune, 5 June 2026 Each cluster has its own character, and the official site recommends focusing on one region at a time rather than trying to crisscross the state. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crisscross

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The Draconids are the result of Earth intersecting with a trail from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, and occurs in October each year when the planet nears the comet’s orbit.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
The two families’ lives intersected once again in their dedication to fight for independence for the Baltic states in the early 1960s.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé, the only other player to cross the nine-figure threshold, lands in the third spot at $105 million.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Video circulating on social media showed a drone striking the bridge and exploding as vehicles crossed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cross

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The building’s three lower floors, including a ground-floor shop, caved in before dawn in the district of Maltepe, on the Asian side of Istanbul, a city that is bisected by the Bosporus Strait.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
That has severely disrupted daily life in Ukraine’s largest city, which, like much of the country, is bisected by the broad Dnipro River.

— Constant Méheut, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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