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Recent Examples of crisscross
Dedicated lanes crisscross the city, traffic lights are timed for bicycles and drivers are accustomed to sharing the road.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
He’s poised to crisscross the globe on the tour that kicks off in November, with some of the stops including the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Australia, France and Italy.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Thick white bands with brown edges crisscross its back.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The downturn in production can play havoc with family life, as crew members crisscross the world for work.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
He’s poised to crisscross the globe on the tour that kicks off in November, with some of the stops including the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Australia, France and Italy.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Thick white bands with brown edges crisscross its back.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The downturn in production can play havoc with family life, as crew members crisscross the world for work.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crisscross
Verb
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To intersect the casts, Bravo‘s cameras filmed both shows at the same time for two separate episodes that will play out on both The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Below Deck Down Under.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Tasha Mousseau, vice president of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, told KOSU there is existing food insecurity in rural communities and tribal nations, which intersects with the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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No one, not even animals, were allowed to cross on foot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Successfully translating the songs and script of a beloved musical onto film is no easy feat, but the task was made even more challenging from Chu and his team when it was decided to bisect the story into two separate parts.—
Kristin Robinson,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps the most intriguing thing shown here are the tracks bisecting Park Street.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Crisscross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscross. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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