crosscutting

verb

Definition of crosscuttingnext
present participle of crosscut
as in sawing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosscutting
  1. splitting
  2. slicing
  3. slashing
  4. cleaving
  5. shearing
Verb
  • That, of course, gives the company a much larger share of the pie, not splitting revenue with retail and not needing to produce physical objects.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Dodgers, who have the best record in the majors at 63-37, take the series win after splitting a Sunday doubleheader following a Saturday rainout.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • Wash and dry them well before slicing in half and removing the pit.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of slicing
Verb
  • The Post underwent a round of severe layoffs earlier this year, slashing a third of its workforce, ending its books coverage, and slimming down its metro and international staffs, among other cuts.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2026
  • Amazon just put a variety of MacBooks on sale, slashing up to $500 off the most expensive MacBook Pro configurations.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of slashing
Verb
  • By the time Lincoln was elected president in 1860, slavery was already cleaving the country.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Something like cleaving a payroll system in three has to be done flawlessly, for example, so staff still get paid on time.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of cleaving
Verb
  • The fledgling storm was affected by shearing winds that forecasters expected to prevent it from building into the kind of hurricane that can sometimes quickly develop in the Gulf just offshore.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • This easy-care hedge requires shearing only once a year to maintain its shape.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Definition of shearing
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“Crosscutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosscutting. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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