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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If the alert sounds, people will panic, flood into stairwells, run into the street and get hurt.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
On his way to reaching his first tour-level final in eight years, Damir Džumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina ran into it during his quarterfinal against Italy’s French Open semifinalist Matteo Arnaldi.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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