crosscuts

verb

present tense third-person singular of crosscut
as in saws

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosscuts
  1. splits
  2. slices
  3. slashes
  4. rips
Verb
  • There is one period in the middle of that when the team splits up to do 1-on-1 blocking and pass rushing with the linemen while the quarterbacks throw 7-on-7 passes to wide receivers defended by defensive backs and linebackers.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But while rumors of separations and splits circulate the Bravosphere, Barlow, who has been married to her husband, John, for 22 years, is focused on her own relationship.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of splits
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  • Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • Her foot slices down the side of the ball.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of slices
Verb
  • Applying this rule to back-to-school clothes, summer swimwear, and winter boots takes minimal extra effort (plus a little storage space) and slashes kid clothing budgets in half.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026
  • Continue reading … DOLLAR DIPLOMACY — Taco Bell slashes prices on lettuce-free favorites to win back wary customers.
    — , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of slashes
Verb
  • It’s followed by Watts, coming in on drums slightly offbeat, and then Richards, who rips the song open with his five-string open G tuning technique.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
  • During his tour, a solar flare causes an electromagnetic disturbance that rips through the systems of civilization and into the data center.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of rips
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“Crosscuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosscuts. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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