cross-sectional

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-sectional
Adjective
  • The final chapters in the Amistad edition are fragmentary, and the book ends abruptly, ten years before Herod’s death.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Although the trappings and structures of information-sharing have existed for years, the actual sharing of information that would help secure the external border of Europe has been fragmentary.
    Martin A. Schain, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2016
Adjective
  • If Vonn’s implant does loosen, doctors can fix it, with either another partial or full knee replacement.
    Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025
  • That led to the federal judge’s temporary, partial block of the plans to freeze aid.
    Karina Tsui, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s why teammates such as senior 215-pounder Deacon Caesar reacted so strongly when Juris won his first sectional title by defeating an opponent who had prevailed in all three previous matchups this season and has been a consistent foe since Juris’ sophomore year.
    Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Lane was a sectional champion who became popular among the skating community on social media.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Written by Senior Editor of Harvard Business Review Kevin Evers, the book explores the strategic moves made by Swift, 35, in her incredible career, from her first forays as a 13-year-old singing at a local mall to becoming a multi-billion-dollar global sensation.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • People walking along a local beach came across the remains of the ship and reported the local find to historian Gunter Schröder, who then passed on the information to the Schleswig-Holstein State Archaeological Office.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Cross-sectional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-sectional. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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