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
  • Other changes, such as splitting the MMR vaccine, remain in place.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Iowa State and Virginia have split four previous meetings, though the Cavaliers won the most recent matchup and the only one in the NCAA Tournament.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Scatter 1–2 jalapeños, thinly sliced, over shrimp, then sprinkle 2 Tbsp.
    Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Move the bread to a rack and let cool before slicing.
    Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Tuesday, however, Epic Games slashed about 20 percent of its staff, more than 1,000 jobs, citing problems with its flagship Fortnite franchise … the same franchise that Disney’s Epic Games deal is connected to.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Such an outcome could slash oil prices, flooding the market with supply currently choked by military threats in the Strait of Hormuz.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On Thursday morning, in the parking lot of what was a Family Dollar store in Lake Village, there were still pieces of sheetrock, tree limbs, and pieces of debris — including lots of bricks that appeared to have been sheared right off.
    Lauren Victory, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • To get a second show of flowers after the peak of summer, shear the plants back for fall blooms.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Those big waves, spurred by new variants and subvariants that ripped through the state from 2020 to 2022, are no longer as concerning.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
  • On-screen, the emergencies are larger than life with firenadoes, dangling trailers and Murphy-bed mishaps ripped from real headlines.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The fear, Webster said, can make young athletes avoid sport-specific movements like cutting or jumping even after physical clearance.
    Ian McMahan, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Worries have gotten so high that traders have canceled nearly all their bets that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates this year, according to data from CME Group.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2026.

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