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as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river
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as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
you may have to cross some woods on the way
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as in to strike
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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as in fire
a test of faith, patience, or strength
dyslexia is just my cross to bear, and I accepted it long ago
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as in hybrid
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
the mare is an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross
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as in mixed
being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
raises both purebred and cross lambs
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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
she was cross all day because of a nagging headache
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Recent Examples of cross
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Brown and Davis collected 3 rbi each with Brown scoring 3 times and Moeller crossing home plate twice.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Carrying his skimboard, which is like a cross between a boogie board and a surfboard, the University of South Florida freshman waited for the right moment to run into the waves, try some tricks and fall in the freezing water.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The two girls rescued from Crimea had safely crossed the border.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Brown and Davis collected 3 rbi each with Brown scoring 3 times and Moeller crossing home plate twice.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
Ovalle’s cross was inch-perfect, allowing Banda to head it past Abby Smith to put the Pride back in the game.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Carrying his skimboard, which is like a cross between a boogie board and a surfboard, the University of South Florida freshman waited for the right moment to run into the waves, try some tricks and fall in the freezing water.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross
Verb
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This causes a rift within the family, particularly angering the eldest son, Erik, who feels deeply betrayed.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Musk sued the company, claiming that CEO Sam Altman and others betrayed the nonprofit’s mission in pursuit of profit in a case that will go to trial in California.—
Thalia Beaty,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Her path repeatedly intersects with that of police officer Huang Ming, who is working a case involving a series of deaths that appear, on the surface, to be accidents.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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In Pakistan’s Faisalabad, environmental degradation intersected with labor precarity.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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While oil that traverses the strait is usually bound for Asia and other places rather than North America, the chaos still affects the United States.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Like Samut, Chawarit had had misgivings about traversing the strait, his wife Suchawadee Malikaeo told CNN.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For its part, Israel continued to strike Hezbollah targets almost on a daily basis and occupy five strategic spots inside Lebanon, all similarly in violation of the ceasefire.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Recent gas line strikes heighten concern The incident comes just two days after two separate natural gas line strikes elsewhere in Lake Dallas triggered major closures and evacuations near City Hall.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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In another video update on March 23, Moses said firefighters were at the scene working to extinguish the fire.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Although some positions require employees to work in the office, others offer remote work and hybrid schedules.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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This demand contributed to the development of hybrid mattresses designed to improve airflow and support.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The mixed messages came as the war has shown no signs of abating.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Firesign Theatre, a comedy group formed in the 1960s, created surreal albums that mixed satire and science fiction, and inspired a generation of misfits.—
Giri Nathan,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
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Caroly is immediately affected, glued to the TV; John, suddenly irritable, retreats.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Rather than get irritable online, Medeiros did something positive about it.—
Dan Medeiros,
The Herald News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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