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crisscrossing

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verb

present participle of crisscross

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crisscrossing
Adjective
  • There were four short docs released under the SNL50 banner, plus Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music and Brent Hodge’s Downey Wrote That, all on Peacock and boasting myriad overlapping talking heads, filming locations and generally celebratory approaches to the beloved sketch show.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • With 24 main characters interwoven around the town of Nashville, home of country music and intersecting political undercurrents, the film tries to make sense of the chaos.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Each film will center on a different member of the Beatles’ point of view, intersecting to capture the band’s improbable journey from Liverpool to the center of global culture, culminating in their 1970 breakup.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Without rigorous normalization governance, inconsistencies in how the same underlying reality is represented across feeds produce systematic noise that no model can fully overcome.
    Lev Yatsemyrskyi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Beyond just being a nuisance, phorid flies can also be an indicator of more serious underlying issues in your home.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • He was swept away by the Snake River’s current while crossing a shallow section, and his body was recovered by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team after a nearly six-hour search over two days.
    Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2026
  • Fresh off Scary Movie crossing the $200M mark globally with the biggest opening in franchise history, filmmaker Michael Tiddes has signed with WME for representation.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.
    Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Crisscrossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscrossing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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