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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosscut
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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
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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
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The judge, Wendy Vitter, had split the case into two separate proceedings.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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In the 11th minute, SDFC threatened to take a 2-0 lead when Valakari split a pair of Minnesota defenders before blasting a low attempt from the top of the box.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kahan is from the Upper Valley, a quaint and seasonally verdant region encompassing parts of eastern Vermont and western New Hampshire, and sliced through by the Connecticut River—a scenic haven for canoers and for anglers chasing trout.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Machete in hand, Gamaliel Camarena sliced the back of a man who managed to escape by ducking into a donut shop and barring the door.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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One listener reacted by slashing the sheriff’s tire.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Apr. 2026
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Snap slashed about 20% of its workforce in 2022 following a slowdown in ad revenue growth, and another 10% worldwide in 2024.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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When money is received, the group works with wildlife managers if a location needs to be sheared, burned or bulldozed.—
Andrew Weeks,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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That increases a rising air motion that tends to drop shearing winds over the Atlantic that can disrupt the structure of tropical cyclones.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Thompson was hit in the left shoulder, and the bullet ripped through his lungs and aorta, fatally wounding him.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Within eight pitches on flat ground, the baseball had completely ripped away the Dermabond, causing the cut to bleed again.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota led by 10 with about four minutes left before Houston used an 8-2 run, with four points from Alperen Sengun, to cut the lead to 132-128 with about a minute to go.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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It is equipped with fold-out platforms, a large glass-bottom pool, and a lounge with a DJ booth, meaning seafarers can play with water toys by day and cut shapes by night.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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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 18 Apr. 2026.
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