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Recent Examples of cross talk
This activates a lot of cross talk and arguing, and finally, Whitney apologizes to Lisa.
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Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Some of Harris’ most memorable moments in previous debates and in Senate hearings have come during cross talk.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Their 2020 debates were historic for the putdowns, cross talk and apparent enmity.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
With every additional pathway, the odds of metabolism-disrupting cross talk get higher.
—WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
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Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Some of Harris’ most memorable moments in previous debates and in Senate hearings have come during cross talk.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Their 2020 debates were historic for the putdowns, cross talk and apparent enmity.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
With every additional pathway, the odds of metabolism-disrupting cross talk get higher.
—WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross talk
Noun
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All the monsters can go away now or just go hiding under the bed where they’ll conveniently be forgotten amid the coming happy talk for the next eight months.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Anyone with happy talk about AI data centers or endless growth was going to destroy the state.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wasserman’s appearance in the Epstein files document dump, despite the consensual nature of his exchanges with Maxwell, has set off a firestorm among some of the clients represented by Wasserman’s sports, marketing and entertainment units.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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The challenge will be in creating an exit ramp for President Xi Jinping of China to shift course so that normal diplomatic exchanges and channels of communication can be revived.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Cross talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20talk. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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