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Recent Examples of cross-sectional
Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior – to look for pneumonia or another infection.
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Peter Gunderman,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
Because the data are cross-sectional, however, the researchers cannot determine whether the microbial shifts contribute to obesity or arise as a consequence of it.
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New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.
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Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
Instead, Funnell suggests starting with a cross-sectional study comparing athletes who habitually drink during training to those who don’t, to see if the former group is less affected by dehydration.
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Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
8 Jan. 2026
Parents tend to perceive less need to safeguard boys, encouraging more adventurous risky behaviors, according to a 2024 cross-sectional study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
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Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Going to the doctor once a year and doing all of the lab testing will give you a very cross-sectional view of your health.
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Alice Park,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
The researchers add that the study’s cross-sectional design was only able to show that social advantage was associated with slower aging — rather than definitively proving that social advantage caused the slower aging.
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Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Researchers used multiple massive datasets, including one large cross-sectional survey, a detailed study with college students and four longitudinal studies tracking people over decades.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Peter Gunderman,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
Because the data are cross-sectional, however, the researchers cannot determine whether the microbial shifts contribute to obesity or arise as a consequence of it.
—
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.
—
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
Instead, Funnell suggests starting with a cross-sectional study comparing athletes who habitually drink during training to those who don’t, to see if the former group is less affected by dehydration.
—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
8 Jan. 2026
Parents tend to perceive less need to safeguard boys, encouraging more adventurous risky behaviors, according to a 2024 cross-sectional study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Going to the doctor once a year and doing all of the lab testing will give you a very cross-sectional view of your health.
—
Alice Park,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
The researchers add that the study’s cross-sectional design was only able to show that social advantage was associated with slower aging — rather than definitively proving that social advantage caused the slower aging.
—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Researchers used multiple massive datasets, including one large cross-sectional survey, a detailed study with college students and four longitudinal studies tracking people over decades.
—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-sectional
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That hypothesis remains tentative; the fossil record is fragmentary enough that ruling out opportunistic or scavenging behavior is difficult.
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Most of these ancient homes have long since returned to the soil, leaving archaeologists to piece together their stories from fragmentary evidence.
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Panic inside buildings Videos circulating on social media showed people rushing out of buildings in the capital, while some users reported partial collapses and damage to structures.
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The blaze ignited Wednesday at the nearly 500,000-square-foot cold storage facility run by a company called Lineage, beginning on the roof, which caused a partial collapse and moved the flames into the building, where 85 million pounds of food are stored.
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The results showed immediately and down the stretch as the Vikings won the DuKane Conference title outright and brought home their first-ever sectional title.
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Here’s a sectional sofa with great lines.
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The White Sox return home for a three-game divisional series against the Cleveland Guardians.
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In the first game of a three-game, four-day set between two divisional rivals, the two teams were about even until the seventh.
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Before then, such cases were prosecuted under a patchwork of local ordinances that varied across the country.
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In Los Angeles, Wakasa said, a DSA mayor would be expected to build more public transit, strengthen protections for renters, fight for workers’ rights, raise the minimum wage and defend local immigrants from the federal government.
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“Cross-sectional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-sectional. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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