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as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river
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as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
you may have to cross some woods on the way
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as in to strike
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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as in fire
a test of faith, patience, or strength
dyslexia is just my cross to bear, and I accepted it long ago
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as in hybrid
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
the mare is an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross
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as in mixed
being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
raises both purebred and cross lambs
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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
she was cross all day because of a nagging headache
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as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
cross out the old phone number and write in the new one
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as in to damage
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 cross
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Bill was killed by a sniper while crossing Joseph Goebbels Boulevard in Saarlautern, Germany.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
The direction of the placement (a vertical cross versus a diagonal one) doesn’t seem to matter, nor does the size of the bandaids.
—Larissa Runkle, Parents, 31 July 2025
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Verb
According to Carey, her path crossed with Tupac’s during an awards show in the ‘90s.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Bill was killed by a sniper while crossing Joseph Goebbels Boulevard in Saarlautern, Germany.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
For all the crowds of people in the artwork, only two have made the trek up to the mount with the cross.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
The direction of the placement (a vertical cross versus a diagonal one) doesn’t seem to matter, nor does the size of the bandaids.
—Larissa Runkle, Parents, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross
Noun
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The bulk carrier sustained damages from the explosion and fire but remained afloat, officials confirmed.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Last year, six people died in lithium-ion battery fires citywide, FDNY officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The lack of basic safeguards on these hybrids is also perplexing.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Driving impressions The Sportage hybrid accelerates well from a standstill.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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However, research is mixed, with some studies finding benefits and others showing no effect.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
14 Aug. 2025
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The monthly consumer price index was mixed, showing some impacts from tariffs but some price declines in large categories.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Avi tries to comfort his grieving (read: irritable) mother by saying at least his grandmother and grandfather are together again in Heaven.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 Aug. 2025
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For years men have blamed divorce on menopause and said women are irritable and irrational, says Alyx Coble-Frake, founder of The Agenda, an app that helps women track their menstrual cycle to help increase productivity.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Contrast that with today’s college move-in days, which involve whole families helping the college student—and so much stuff U-Haul has an entire section of its website devoted to the ordeal… er, experience.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the interview, Dunst shared that the medical ordeal took place while Plemons, 37, and their children were staying with her in the Hungarian capital.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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While Starship traveled its furthest distance of 2025 during its May 27 flight, the test marked the third time in a row that the spacecraft came apart in a fiery mishap before attempting key objectives.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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After the intensity of the Virgo New Moon and the deep-dive vibes of the Scorpio Moon earlier in the week, this fiery lunar shift invites us to shake things off.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Along the way, Beijing has reiterated its plans to land its cosmonauts on the Moon before 2030 for scientific exploration — squarely throwing the gauntlet Stateside, where NASA’s Artemis program also scheduled a mission to return U.S. astronauts on lunar ground around 2027.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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Players will know when to activate the ability when the gauntlet flashes blue.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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