crisscrosses

present tense third-person singular of crisscross
as in intersects

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Verb
  • That answer matters because audiences have become increasingly skeptical whenever patriotism intersects with marketing.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • If the path of the comet intersects with Earth’s orbit, the Earth will collide with these debris fields in its yearly orbit around the Sun.
    Adam Lark, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Vic examines the game’s boundaries and repeatedly crosses them, while mostly failing to keep a straight face.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
    William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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  • The dog is ahead and has stopped by the tree that bisects the diagonal; the girl with the bright red coat who seems to be paused behind him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • The supracoracoid fenestra is a large hole that nearly bisects the shoulder bone.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
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“Crisscrosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscrosses. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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