CROSS PATHS (WITH) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

cross paths (with)

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Definition of cross paths (with)

as in encounter

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face It's been a while since Julie and I last crossed paths.

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run into

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But the department has been running into opposition by landowners, environmental groups, Native American tribes and others who argue that the rapid construction endangers environmental and religious sites and a way of life along the border.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Getting a head start on next year seems particularly smart, since a lockout — even one that doesn’t run into March or April — could compact the offseason into a frenetic maelstrom.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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