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as in intersection
a place where roads meet
turn left at the next crossing and then stay on that road for two miles
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as in betraying
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 intersecting
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traversing
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 striking
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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Recent Examples of crossing
Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Israel has also accused Hamas of delaying the return of all of the deceased hostages held in Gaza as required by the deal, and has closed a key border crossing until further notice.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
All of his memories of his greatest times dancing focus on crossing paths with celebrities — Michael Jackson, for instance — or being onstage under the lights.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Meanwhile, aid trucks entered the territory on Monday via the Kerem Shalom crossing situated in southern Gaza along the border with Egypt and Israel.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Israel has also accused Hamas of delaying the return of all of the deceased hostages held in Gaza as required by the deal, and has closed a key border crossing until further notice.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Along with Grant, Geraint Jones — of the European Space Agency and principal investigator of the Comet Interceptor mission — was able to predict the ion tail crossing thanks to their Tailcatcher program, which is computer code that can track the movements of packets of solar wind material.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
All of his memories of his greatest times dancing focus on crossing paths with celebrities — Michael Jackson, for instance — or being onstage under the lights.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossing
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises, for example, requires all guests to carry a passport regardless of a voyage’s ports, according to its website.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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On one of its first voyages, from Liverpool to Boston, author Charles Dickens joined him, according to the site Cruise Critic.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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On the intersection corner where crowds were dense, Tom Angelo, 64, played his red accordion as a background track to the chaotic protest.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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According to Reuters, 58 reports describe Teslas blowing through red lights, drifting into the wrong lanes and even crashing at intersections.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the finale, Grasso gets a chance to redeem himself, betraying the Dark Hearts and racing into the woods to rescue Maeve, a young woman being targeted by the biker gang, all while bleeding from a bullet wound of his own.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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To this end, Cucinelli urged the independent players to tap into the online commerce without betraying their identity of exclusivity and desirability, subtly reprimanding those who embraced the gray market outright.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Miami Swim Week — The Shows features panels around beauty, wellness and lifestyle industries intersecting with traditional swim fashion.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Two worlds intersecting that couldn’t be further apart.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For astronauts belonging to the European Space Agency, traversing underground caves can be a helpful simulation for the challenges of space exploration.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The obliteration of both Iran’s nuclear facilities and the foreign terrorist cartels traversing the Gulf of America are clear evidence of the president's success.—
Brian Mast,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Carvey’s win places her among a growing number of lottery players turning to artificial intelligence in hopes of boosting their odds of striking it rich.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Miami site is surrounded by luxury high-rise apartment buildings and has waterfront views, facing directly at the Kaseya Center, home to the NBA’s Miami Heat, as well as Dodge Island, where many of the world’s largest cruise liners dock.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Laplanche said Upgrade’s focus in BNPL has been in the travel industry, through relationships with airlines, cruise lines, car rental companies and hotels.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal remain elite from corners and free kicks, while showing signs of improvement in open-play creativity.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In one corner of an upper floor of the Commons on the Universal Lot a coffee counter has been erected that looks like the café where Carey Mulligan’s character works in Emerald Fennel’s Promising Young Woman, and baristas hand out espresso and drip coffees.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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