crisscrosses

present tense third-person singular of crisscross
as in intersects

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  • That’s when the moon’s orbital path around Earth intersects the path the sun takes through the sky.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The series centers on a group of kids with latent or emerging special abilities who are subjected to cruel experiments at the mysterious institute of the title, along with a local cop (Ben Barnes) whose story intersects with that of the kids.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • Woman of the Hour In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • At 147 minutes, the film occasionally crosses it, settling into rhythms more punishing than profound.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Crisscrosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscrosses. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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