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
  • The Guardians answered with another three runs in the bottom half of the inning to hand the Cubs a 6-5 loss to split Sunday’s doubleheader.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The housing project will be split into two phases, starting with Declan Research Park, according to Flournoy’s website.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Curry was on the floor as Golden State embarked upon their comeback, with his layup slicing the Rockets’ advantage to just 112-111 with under two minutes remaining, and then back to one point with a 3-pointer with a minute to go.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony a couple of hours before the game, gigantic scissors slicing a pink ribbon.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Replays showed Gaudreau slashed Wallstedt’s glove and inhibited his ability to make the save.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the board voted for a debt mitigation plan that involved slashing upwards of 70 jobs, closing a historic elementary school and cutting dozens of district programs and contracts.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The strike on Saturday sheared the façade off several adjacent apartment blocks and shattered glass for blocks around.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Hall ripped a two-out double to left field scoring Higgins.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Schiller's sister ripped the medical tubes from his arms.
    Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Medical experts say if a rattlesnake bites, keep the area still, at or below heart level, do not apply ice, do not cut the wound, and do not suck out the venom – and seek help immediately.
    Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The Aztecs were within nine points late in the first half against Michigan and had a 3 rattle out that would have cut it to six before getting their doors blown off 94-54, their most lopsided defeat of the 21st century.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2026.

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