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crisscrossing

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verb

present participle of crisscross

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crisscrossing
Verb
  • The types of care proposed for the campus on Rosecrans attempt to ensure that there is a smooth ramp of services capable of intersecting with a wide range of symptom severity, from moderate anxiety to suicidal ideation.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The EPs build upon that song, fully celebrating themes of family, love and emotional struggle, wrapping it in sounds intersecting modern country and Latin music.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The underlying universal themes of fatherhood and family bonds spoke to me and my own experience directly.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Bad fuel, hydraulic contamination, corrosion, or software glitches can cause catastrophic failures, sometimes in clusters if underlying maintenance issues exist.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • What Happens Next The storm is likely to lose strength after crossing the Vietnamese coast and moving northwest, toward northeast Cambodia, eastern Thailand and southern Laos later on Friday.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For those who have a visa (or don’t need one), crossing between the two countries is typically done in a taxi via the Tancredo Neves Bridge.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps the most intriguing thing shown here are the tracks bisecting Park Street.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • On May 6, the sun began shining on the south side and the rings reappeared, albeit as nothing more than a thin bright line bisecting Saturn's disk.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Crisscrossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscrossing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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