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Recent Examples of cross talk
Some of Harris’ most memorable moments in previous debates and in Senate hearings have come during cross talk.
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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
However, a straightforward application of the bus introduced cross talk between the pixels that destroyed the device’s sensitivity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 July 2023
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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
However, a straightforward application of the bus introduced cross talk between the pixels that destroyed the device’s sensitivity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross talk
Noun
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Trump’s preference for political happy talk has already reframed conversations about his economic agenda.—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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Despite the happy talk, Biden leaves office on a profoundly bittersweet note.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Between March 2022 and Wei’s arrest in August 2023, the spy allegedly paid Wei thousands of dollars in exchange for photographs and videos of the Essex, information about the location of various Navy ships and details about the Essex’s defensive weapons, according to prosecutors.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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American chipmakers Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay the US government 15% of their revenues from semiconductor sales to China in exchange for export licenses.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Cross talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20talk. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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