crosscut

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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
Verb
  • Nicholson repeatedly stabbed her and slit her throat before stuffing her into a large plastic bin with her arms and legs sticking out, Porter said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
  • If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward, demanding a fight with Paul while fans stood on chairs trying to film the madness below them.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • There’s a whole-house generator, central AC/heat, and mini-splits to keep things feeling comfortable no matter the weather.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Beau Neidhardt slices a Kale Caesar Cutlet hoagie.
    Susan Spencer, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Start by slicing one fresh jalapeño into thin rounds.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Food and drink Pastries are baked daily by the hotel’s sister property, Stockton Market, a shoppy shop slash bakery, and brought over to the Stockton Inn's lobby every morning.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
  • During the previous administration, available slots at the capital’s airport were slashed from 61 to 43 per hour, before ticking back up to 44 last year.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Anchusa plants look better and self-seed less if sheared back after flowering.
    Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
  • Up next was pineapple, its spikes thoughtfully sheared smooth and cut into spears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Videos captured a rioter ripping a mask off Hodges as he was pinned against a door during a fight for control of a tunnel entrance.
    Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Numbers like that savagely rip at the time-space continuum in ways piston-engine cars simply cannot.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • The Tempo cut it to three midway through the fourth while Brittany Sykes (27 points, seven assists) sparked Toronto’s rally.
    Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2026
  • Kreutzer cuts clunkily and repeatedly between the ongoing crises in two households, presumably implying that the men in these women’s lives are all tarred with the same patriarchal brush.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The most dutiful of sons, Father wrote many long letters to his parents, some of which arrived scissored into scraps by military censors.
    Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • While there was a myth that lesbians don’t actually scissor, that has since been debunked.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Crosscut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosscut. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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