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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossed (up)
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Protesters also burned a police station and damaged a school and the offices of a local charity in Gilgit, according to officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Of what could be seen, however, open source intelligence analysts identified the IRIS Sahand, IRIS Sabalan, and IRIS Zagros as damaged, and the IRIS Makran as heavily damaged.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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The issue, which can arise within minutes, is that no matter how careful, how neurotic, how cautious someone is, inevitably the shiny piano black plastic trim gets scratched, knicked, and or marred rapidly as a car is used.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Democratic contest was marred by voting issues affecting the state’s second-largest county, which caused confusion around ballot eligibility.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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No one was injured and no weapons were found.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The country's Prosecutor General's office said four people were injured.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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All your really doing is physically hurting your child–which might lead them to feel angry, afraid, or betrayed.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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The company acknowledged backlash to its DEI decision had hurt sales and led to market share losses to competitors.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The kingdom has suffered the fallout from regional conflicts before, most notably during a 2019 attack on its Abqaiq processing facility — claimed by Iran’s Houthi allies — that briefly crippled its output.—
Salma El Wardany,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Ordinary Iranians objected to the country’s intrusive authoritarian system, an economy crippled by devastating international sanctions intended to coerce the regime to curb its nuclear program, and the mullahs’ preoccupation with international affairs.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Once a creditor secures a judgment and begins taking a cut of your wages, your ability to cover basic expenses, like rent, utilities and groceries, is immediately compromised.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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They can be used with Windows PCs that support DisplayPort over USB-C, but some features, such as control over brightness and contrast controls, may be compromised or disabled.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Crossed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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