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crisscrossing

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verb

present participle of crisscross
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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
  • And online, orange lights are intersecting with the trend to paper lanterns.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That makes sense, especially intersecting with Homelander’s own quasi-religious journey taking shape this season.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Surges can sometimes indicate an underlying wiring issue or a problem with your main breaker.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Tech-art studio Rhizomatiks and Dentsu design experts, both based in Japan, continued honing the capabilities as underlying technology improved.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As Tafoya noted, the journalist is the one crossing the professional ethical boundary.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Aiden Hezarkhani was able to beat Jakob Glesnes on the left wing before crossing to an open Zavier Gozo.
    Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 27 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2026.

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