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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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as in outcrossed
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Recent Examples of crossed
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
According to reports, police alleged Lacy crossed a center line in an attempt to pass slower vehicles, which caused a pickup truck driver to brake and swerve to avoid Lacy’s car.
—CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Scott's crew crossed the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan — a trip captured in a now iconic photo showing the firetruck headed toward the burning towers.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
But receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame hadn’t even crossed her mind, let alone make it onto any of her manifestation boards.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift Starts Dating The 1975’s Matty Healy Taylor and Charli’s paths crossed once again in 2023 — this time thanks to the 1975.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
After the rally began in Cincinnati, around 100 people crossed the Roebling Bridge, heading toward Covington, according to police.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Che and Ye crossed paths during the 2019 SNL Christmas episode hosted by Eddie Murphy.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
The thought of being traded, Lewis said, has crossed his mind.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
When his high fly ball crossed into Toronto’s home bullpen, Guerrero earned his first playoff homer.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
According to reports, police alleged Lacy crossed a center line in an attempt to pass slower vehicles, which caused a pickup truck driver to brake and swerve to avoid Lacy’s car.
—CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Scott's crew crossed the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan — a trip captured in a now iconic photo showing the firetruck headed toward the burning towers.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
But receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame hadn’t even crossed her mind, let alone make it onto any of her manifestation boards.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift Starts Dating The 1975’s Matty Healy Taylor and Charli’s paths crossed once again in 2023 — this time thanks to the 1975.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
After the rally began in Cincinnati, around 100 people crossed the Roebling Bridge, heading toward Covington, according to police.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Che and Ye crossed paths during the 2019 SNL Christmas episode hosted by Eddie Murphy.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
The thought of being traded, Lewis said, has crossed his mind.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossed
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Joseph of Egypt tells the Old Testament story about Joseph (Adam Hamshi), who, betrayed by jealous brothers, defies all expectations and rises to incredible power in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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At its center, Jovanka Antich — exiled, betrayed, hungry for justice — embodies themes of migration, discrimination and gender power.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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So, football has always been a very big part of my life, but it’s never intersected with being an actress.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, analyses have found that 97 lawmakers had bought or sold stock in companies that intersected with their committee work, including more than a dozen members who oversaw the Pentagon and had financial ties to defense contractors.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Location and Set Curb traversed the city of Los Angeles for the majority of its twelve seasons.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The project has traversed an impressive festival circuit, developing through labs at Dharamshala, Film Bazaar, HAF and Cannes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s embrace of the president struck some of his critics in El Salvador and Washington as excessive for a diplomat.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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The earthquake struck at a depth of 4 miles, with its epicenter approximately 9 miles west of Johannesburg.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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After the racing announcement, there was a dinner followed by a garage reveal.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Soon, Allen’s teammates followed suit.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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At one point while McIlroy walked to his next shot alongside his wife Erica, a fan appeared to throw a beer at him, which instead hit his wife, according to ESPN.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Nick Pivetta arrived at Wrigley Field on Monday morning, climbed a set of stairs and walked along an aisle in the lower seating bowl.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Colleges, Zimmerman shows, have navigated this territory by staying true to Garfield’s vision.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bradley, to his credit, navigated things reasonably well.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Crossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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