CROSSED (UP) Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

crossed (up)

verb

past tense of cross (up)

as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of your refusal to cooperate will cross up the whole investigation

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For dry, damaged, or chemically treated hair, most experts recommend using a rinse-out mask once or twice a week.

— Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
Local officials in McCaysville, which sits at the Georgia-Tennessee border, have declared a state of emergency after the downpours flooded the town and damaged the water treatment plant, causing a shortage of drinking water.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaged

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Patrick Mahomes’ season-ending knee injury in Week 15 further marred and muddled it.

— Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
That’s particularly important this year as the wildfire has curbed tourism following a tough winter marred by drought, Ducharme said.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

Definition of marred

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Those seriously hurt were transported 43 miles away to the capital of North Shewa Administrative Zone, Debre Birhan.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Local and statewide officials also feared the effort would hurt low-income residents and force drastic cuts to services.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurt

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The new film takes its cue from a once-promising novelist crippled by writer’s block who reconnects with his estranged college roommate, now a wealthy tech entrepreneur, in hopes of finding inspiration for his next book.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 July 2026
The tragic twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 laid bare the dire state of the country’s health system, crippled by years of economic crisis, government mismanagement and the migration of medical workers.

— Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of crippled

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Nine days earlier, OpenAI disclosed that its own models had broken out of a testing environment and compromised Hugging Face, the platform where much of the open machine learning world stores its models and datasets.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
None of Minnesota's water supply has been reported compromised as a result of the attack, Mike Ernster, a public information officer for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, told CBS News.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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