as in litigation
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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.
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Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 10 Jan. 2018
Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross action
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Instead, Pittsburgh’s defense rested on the idea that the taxes equal out when considering the school-district tax—a point, as explained above, that failed to persuade the judges who have presided over this litigation.—
Robert Raiola,
Sportico.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The full terms of the settlement will not be released, though private corporations involved in the litigation may need to disclose their payouts to shareholders.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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The maker of Dawgs shoes brought the allegations as a counterclaim after Crocs hit the company with a patent infringement lawsuit.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Jane the Virgin alum’s counterclaims against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, which involved allegations of extortion and defamation, were dismissed by Judge Liman in June.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women, behind lung cancer, although death rates have been decreasing over the last three decades.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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His $400 million countersuit for defamation and extortion was dismissed in June.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Baldoni, who also acted on The CW dramedy Jane the Virgin, filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, though a judge threw it out in June.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Cross action.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20action. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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