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as in betrayed
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river
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as in intersected
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over
you may have to cross some woods on the way
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as in struck
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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Recent Examples of crossed
Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Maddie Meyer / Getty Images Her teammate, two-time reigning world champ Ebba Andersson, crossed the finish line 51 seconds later.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
In the end, the number of people who crossed during the first week amounted to only a fraction of those figures.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
As Mercury enters Pisces, on-the-job communication accelerates, but wires can get crossed.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
In his football travels that have taken him from Tucker High to winning a Super Bowl ring, Thomas Brown had not crossed paths with Mike Vrabel.
—D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
When the victim crossed the street to talk with him, Butera swerved and hit him with the car, the affidavit states.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At what point is a line finally crossed?
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Djokovic crossed paths with Alcaraz between the five-set semifinals and commended him on pushing through.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
In Cúcuta, the local economy depended on Venezuelans who crossed the border to spend their powerful currency on shoes and clothes, flaunting their wealth, often buying in bulk.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Maddie Meyer / Getty Images Her teammate, two-time reigning world champ Ebba Andersson, crossed the finish line 51 seconds later.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
In the end, the number of people who crossed during the first week amounted to only a fraction of those figures.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
As Mercury enters Pisces, on-the-job communication accelerates, but wires can get crossed.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
In his football travels that have taken him from Tucker High to winning a Super Bowl ring, Thomas Brown had not crossed paths with Mike Vrabel.
—D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
When the victim crossed the street to talk with him, Butera swerved and hit him with the car, the affidavit states.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At what point is a line finally crossed?
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Djokovic crossed paths with Alcaraz between the five-set semifinals and commended him on pushing through.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossed
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In the past, members of the Haitian community have felt betrayed by American politicians on both sides of the aisle.—
Edwidge Danticat,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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But distaste was evident in their pained grins, and their eyes betrayed fresh apprehension of me.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Was there a moment when your work as a national park volunteer and resident truly intersected with your life as an artist?—
Outside,
Outside,
18 Jan. 2026
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For longtime Housewives fans, the documentary promises to address what really happens inside Faith Temple and how Mary’s reality TV fame intersected with her role as First Lady of the church.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
1 Jan. 2026
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In that same period, the total distance traversed by ships in the Arctic increased 111%.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The design is meant to reorient us, to take us on a trail walked not by humans but traversed and carved by elephants, a creature still misunderstood, vilified and hunted for its cataclysmic-like ability to reshape land, and sometimes communities.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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That is down from about 180,000 homes and businesses without power in Mississippi shortly after the storm struck late last month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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The driver and the bicyclist, who was struck, declined to be taken to the hospital.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Wright cited statistics showing that natural gas -- long the nation's leading source of electricity -- provided 43% of electric power at peak generation during the storm, followed by coal at 24% and nuclear at 15%.—
MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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The chaos followed a memorial for Good and Pretti, which was hosted exactly one month from the date of Good's death at Powderhorn Park, roughly a 15-minute drive from the federal building.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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In Play Dirty, Wahlberg stars a career criminal named Parker, who’s double-crossed by a member of his team after a robbery.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Iranians didn’t, however, get to escape with the bearings that would help kick off their nuclear program because the show’s protagonist, Ben Edwards (played by Taylor Kitsch), and the surviving espionage members of Haverford’s team found out that their leader had double-crossed them.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Before Thursday night’s ceremony, Stafford walked the red carpet with his wife and daughters, the young girls all wearing similar dresses.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Four athletes from Iran (two men and two women) walked during the ceremony, wearing the red, white and green of the flag.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Smith navigated a field of 89 skiers and was one of 30 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the bracket-style event.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The two worked together as the district navigated the pandemic and academic recovery.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Crossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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