cross action

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Recent Examples of cross action Shurmur’s system leans on passing concepts that make his receivers work together—pick plays and crossing action—rather than in isolation routes on the outside. Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross action
Noun
  • The litigation for that case is still ongoing.
    Terell Bailey, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The insurance chaos began to surface in late October, after the Texas judge presiding over Prospect’s bankruptcy lifted the initial litigation hold.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The other focused on counterclaims.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Baldoni, who also directed the film, filed counterclaims against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, which Liman dismissed in June.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • She was later pronounced dead, and a medical examiner determined her cause of death to be strangulation.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Dolores is a tribute to all of us to continue the struggle for justice and humanity — not to be caught up in an ideology for a cause that is greater than our basic human needs for kindness, dignity and belonging.
    Lynn DeWoskin Covarrubias, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Baldoni later filed a $400 million countersuit against the Gossip Girl actress, her husband Ryan Reynolds,49, , publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s PR firm, alleging defamation and breach of contract, the case was dismissed by Judge Liman in June 2025.
    Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The countersuit asked for at least $1 million in damages.
    Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026

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“Cross action.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20action. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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