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Recent Examples of cross-sectional
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.
—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
Most of the evidence for these rules came from questionnaires and cross-sectional studies, which aren’t very reliable and can’t prove cause-and-effect.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 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
Spike indicates that classic area ruling is primarily used to smooth the changes in the cross-sectional area from the nose to the tail.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
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
Most of the evidence for these rules came from questionnaires and cross-sectional studies, which aren’t very reliable and can’t prove cause-and-effect.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 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
Spike indicates that classic area ruling is primarily used to smooth the changes in the cross-sectional area from the nose to the tail.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-sectional
Adjective
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White’s fragmentary response forms the core of the story that was used to convict him.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Among the injuries the child suffered, Hestrin said, were a partial bone fracture of the skull, a brain hemorrhage and injuries to the ribs and legs.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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This means the public will only get a partial truth.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The production, which toured the country, made its debut just after the Civil War, when its pastoral setting and evocation of the Founding may have soothed audiences still scarred by sectional conflict.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Patio furniture is also on sale during Prime Big Day Deals, with savings up to $300 on sectional couches, fire pits, conversation sets, and more.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If the first half wasn’t wild enough, the second half blew the doors off their primetime divisional bout.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles began its season with three consecutive divisional victories.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Other local media reports have also said Tamaki could emerge as a consensus candidate for the opposition to coalesce around.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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When the show kicked off, Trent was working as a grounds supervisor at a local college and Amber was a stay-at-home mom.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Cross-sectional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-sectional. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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