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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The suicide attack on Friday brought down an outer wall of the police offices and badly damaged the mosque.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Aid groups warn more than three-quarters of Gaza’s housing stock is damaged, thousands of buildings are at risk of collapse, and residents grow especially vulnerable when winter rains seep into weakened structures.

— Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of damaged

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The Duke of Sussex’s speech was marred by a fault with the teleprompter, forcing him to complete it in two halves.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
The episode was marred some by a glitch in the show’s voting system; viewers weren’t able to choose their favorites on the DWTS website and had to vote by text.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of marred

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After two unsuccessful attempts to restore engine power, the NTSB report said, the pilot ejected at 3,000 feet above sea level and was seriously injured.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
An 18-year-old was arrested Tuesday, two days after two boys were killed and two women were injured in a DeKalb County shooting, police said.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of injured

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Russian attacks on cargo vessels have severely disrupted Kyiv's exports, hurting its economy and threatening global supplies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
In late July, Fortescue told investors China had cut back on its iron ore purchases, hurting revenues.

— Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurt

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Swaney founded WatchUr6, a cybersecurity company, in 2022 after seeing news reports about a hospital crippled by a cyberattack.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Our protagonist has been crippled with doubts about the miller’s daughter and prone to emotional highs and lows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crippled

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In the report, Shedd veterinarians said preexisting sickness likely compromised the whales’ health and left them vulnerable during the relocation process, which involved lifting the belugas by crane and flying them across international borders.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Taylor said research shows some patients who become gravely ill have compromised immune systems.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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