crosscut

verb

Definition of crosscutnext
as in to slit

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Recent Examples of crosscut No longer was the audience in its familiar seat of omniscient spectator, denying the editor the ability to crosscut and seamlessly switch perspectives across the action. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025 The story crosscut feverishly between the two, giving rise to a ticklishly clever chicken-or-egg conundrum: Was Riley being manipulated, like a puppet, by her confused and unruly emotions? — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 Stack two of the 11¾-inch rips and crosscut them to 33 inches long (photo 2). — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 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 See All Example Sentences for crosscut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosscut
  1. slit
  2. split
  3. slice
  4. slash
  5. shear
  6. rip
  7. cut
  8. scissor
Verb
  • They’re designed with a sleek flat front, a mid-rise elastic waistband, a slightly loose leg opening, and small side slits for a comfortable, relaxed fit.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
  • Before police took him into custody, Tran slit his wrists, cut his neck and poked the blade into his stomach, but all of the wounds were superficial.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Definition of slit
Verb
  • Price discovery for a single company would end up quietly split across several incompatible venues.
    — Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • However, People reported the former couple will split their assets, including homes, cars, an aircraft and any intellectual property.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • The scramble for capacity is already spilling into the capital markets, where the risk gets sliced up and sold to investors as catastrophe bonds.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Refrigerate the pie for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
Definition of slice
Verb
  • Following the British Grand Prix weekend, Antonelli found his lead slashed to only 25 points over his teammate George Russell, who built on his second-place finish in Barcelona and his victory in Spielberg with a P2 on home turf at Silverstone.
    — Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • One such example is his launching of the pharmaceutical company Cost Plus Drugs in 2022, which is able to slash the cost of prescription medications by selling mostly generic products without the typical middlemen of Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of slash
Verb
  • The force of the crash sheared the seatbelt Miller was wearing, and he was thrown from the vehicle.
    — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • This easy-care hedge requires shearing only once a year to maintain its shape.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Definition of shear
Verb
  • It was forecast to gradually strengthen and the hurricane center said that ocean swells generated by Fausto were spreading along the Baja California coast and likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip tides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • But such agreements show that Udio could have licensed Sony’s tracks instead of allegedly ripping them from YouTube, the label claimed.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
Definition of rip
Verb
  • The first due to a slip from Porro, which allowed Andy Robertson to cut the ball back for McTominay.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The Odyssey’s crew is full of longtime Nolan collaborators, from cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, who has worked with Nolan since Interstellar, to editor Jennifer Lame, who previously cut Tenet and Oppenheimer.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 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
Definition of scissor

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