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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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Unmoored from reality, the pronouncements veer into happy talk.—
HUSSEIN AGHA,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the mystery isn’t why the 2008 happy talk was so utterly wrong.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail for criminal conspiracy last month, for his role in a scheme to finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Iza forwarded the exchange to an associate, as well as a photo of himself posing with a group of officers.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Cross talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20talk. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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