Thesaurus results for CROSSCUT

crosscut

verb

Definition of crosscut

as in to slit

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Recent Examples of crosscut First, crosscut the 8-ft-long strip into two 32 1/8-inch long pieces. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023 The divide between conservatives and progressives is crosscut by those who want the courts to retain their authority over constitutional meaning and those who do not. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023 The scene is crosscut with Alicent copulating with the King—disinterestedly and out of duty. — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 Next, crosscut the parts to the dimensions shown in the drawing. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for crosscut

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Verb

In 2014 and 2017, there were very violent protests; people were burned alive, motorcyclists had their throats slit, health centers were set on fire, schools were set on fire.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
The repeat was a cleaner A-line style with a round neckline, flared sleeves and a center slit through the midi skirt.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of slit

Verb

The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Floating in zero gravity, players slice derelict spacecraft into salvageable chunks, while also contending with unruly physics, pressure, and profit margins.

— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of slice

Verb

The government alleged that federal agents feared for their safety that day and that protesters damaged property, including slashing tires.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Due to federal funding cuts, universities have slashed the number of graduate students who receive financial support for their work.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of slash

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Cotton/polyester fleece are brushed, sheared and sueded for a buttery soft hand feel.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
The fledgling storm was affected by shearing winds that forecasters expected to prevent it from building into the kind of hurricane that can sometimes quickly develop in the Gulf just offshore.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of shear

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The images her sister captured after the strike show the trajectory of the projectile, which ripped through floor after floor, and left a gaping hole covered in a thick layer of white dust.

— Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
As if it were ripped from a movie script, Crow-Armstrong slugged a leadoff home run in the first — just as Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani had in the top of the inning to cap a 10-pitch at-bat against Shota Imanaga.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of rip

Verb

At the same time, the data shows, courts have severely cut the length of time many people are getting to prepare for complex immigration proceedings, from about six months to often just a little more than a month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Using a paring knife, mark a smaller square inside each pastry square, leaving a 1/2 inch border (do not cut all the way through the dough).

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut

Verb

That England avoided what would have been an embarrassing last-sixteen exit to Slovakia was thanks mostly to the individual brilliance of Jude Bellingham, its attacking prodigy, who scissored in an acrobatic finish at the death.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
When Robby scissors through the uterus, a perfect flood of bloody fluid comes cascading outward, immediately filling the prosthetic belly’s cavity.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026

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