crossed paths (with)

phrase

past tense of cross paths (with)
as in encountered
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face It's been a while since Julie and I last crossed paths.

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  1. bumped into
  2. ran into
Phrase
  • The coach of a group dressed as bees hailed from Montana, while The Athletic bumped into Chase Hansen from Utah, a student at Oxford University who has been on a pilgrimage to try some of Europe’s unique sporting traditions.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Video surveillance recovered from Penn Station following the March 14 clash showed that after Nassadir Tate accidentally bumped into 55-year-old Eweka Johnson at an E train platform, the older man flew into a rage.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumped into
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  • This isn’t the first time a robotaxi operator ran into the issue.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Other presenters, like the 75-year-old Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush, ran into technical difficulties.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of ran into
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“Crossed paths (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed%20paths%20%28with%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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