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as in betrays
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 intersects
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traverses
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 strikes
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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as in fires
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 hybrids
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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Recent Examples of crosses
Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The trail stays level early on and crosses the road a couple of times before descending through a grove of Arizona cypress to a shallow drainage.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The Tijuana River, which crosses from Mexico into California before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, carries not only water but also trash and millions of gallons of untreated sewage.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
If the score crosses a certain threshold, the bank might take preventive action.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
Tariffs are taxes paid by an importer when a good crosses a border.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
The central pressure of the storm must be at or below 900 millibars as its makes landfall and crosses the island nation.
—Dawn Giel,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Tariffs are taxes paid by an importer when a good crosses a border.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Schuster said the angle at which the landing area crosses the Fujian’s deck is only 6 degrees off center, compared with 9 degrees on the US carriers, limiting space between the landing strip and the forward two catapults.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
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Nearby, a man crosses the street in what could be the ghastly heart of an endless New York summer.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The trail stays level early on and crosses the road a couple of times before descending through a grove of Arizona cypress to a shallow drainage.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The Tijuana River, which crosses from Mexico into California before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, carries not only water but also trash and millions of gallons of untreated sewage.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
If the score crosses a certain threshold, the bank might take preventive action.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
Tariffs are taxes paid by an importer when a good crosses a border.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
The central pressure of the storm must be at or below 900 millibars as its makes landfall and crosses the island nation.
—Dawn Giel,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Tariffs are taxes paid by an importer when a good crosses a border.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Schuster said the angle at which the landing area crosses the Fujian’s deck is only 6 degrees off center, compared with 9 degrees on the US carriers, limiting space between the landing strip and the forward two catapults.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosses
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This betrays everything America stands for.—
Grace Meng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Greenblatt’s myth of a Romantic Marlowe almost singlehandedly pushing England into the Renaissance betrays the principles of New Historicism by shortchanging the roles of so many other key players.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tasha Mousseau, vice president of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, told KOSU there is existing food insecurity in rural communities and tribal nations, which intersects with the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The two showers are essentially one and the same; Earth intersects a single, broad stream of meteoroids at two places in its orbit on opposite sides of the sun.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Rock Creek Loop traverses approximately seven miles of ravines, creeks, subtropical forest, and small footbridges.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lake-effect snow is anticipated as cold air traverses the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes, with several inches of accumulation and hazardous travel possible, especially near Lakes Erie and Ontario.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Saszy Afroshii, who’s produced for Fave, Qing Madi and Tiwa Savage, says inspiration strikes anywhere in the midst of Lagos’ hustle and bustle, but opportunities aren’t always that easy to find.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners are left to explore the lyrics that echo in their own minds, and that’s the bit that strikes the heaviest chord.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Besides government offices, many areas had been severely damaged by disrepair, and fires – easy to occur since most buildings were wooden structures.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some of Toyota's most popular models are now offered as hybrids.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Intersectional peonies are hybrids of herbaceous and tree peonies, and like herbaceous peonies, they should be cut back and insulated in the fall.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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One man who became obsessed with Garfield after his 1880 speech was the eccentric Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), and the series follows his attempts to get a job in the administration.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film follows Lucy, a young, ambitious New York City matchmaker who finds herself in a love triangle with one of her clients, an investment banker (Pascal), and her ex (Evans), a scrappy, struggling actor.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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On Instagram, and even on her reality show, Kardashian comes across as thrillingly impervious, wearing impassivity like body armor and putting her body and face through Olympian ordeals to draw our collective gaze.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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In today’s housing market, even the lucky ones often face exhausting ordeals and need to stretch their budgets to land a home.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Crosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosses. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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