crossed (up)

past tense of cross (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossed (up)
Verb
  • Six houses were also damaged in the attack, Kondratiev said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Niacinamide, which is a form of Vitamin B3, is rich in antioxidants that help combat oily and sun-damaged skin, according to the brand.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The disruptions come amid a WNBA season in which multiple games were marred by the objects making appearances on the court.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Each death was devastating to relatives and friends left behind, and the first decades of the twentieth century were marred by individual grief on a global scale.
    Alice Vernon September 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The police said 26 officers were injured, including four seriously.
    Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But some of his campaign’s reactions to Fetterman’s stroke in May 2022 hurt his chances even more.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Lopes is a very tough fighter, but his inability to stay technical will hurt him against the powerful Silva.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Define the steps employees must take if a device is lost or compromised.
    Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • If compromised, malicious radios inside them could be used for simultaneous outages or covert data collection, the FHWA warned.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Crossed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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