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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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
After weeks of tractor blockades along major highways and border crossings that caused traffic and transportation chaos, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with farmer representatives last month.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
More than 65,000 county residents rely on buses, light rail or Metro every weekday — most crossing the city-county line.
—Zac Blanchard, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
For robotics, this is a line-crossing moment.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
After weeks of tractor blockades along major highways and border crossings that caused traffic and transportation chaos, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with farmer representatives last month.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Los Angeles Police Department detectives are searching for a hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck and killed a 50-year-old pedestrian who was crossing the street in South Los Angeles on Sunday night.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
More than 65,000 county residents rely on buses, light rail or Metro every weekday — most crossing the city-county line.
—Zac Blanchard, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossing
Noun
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The band hopes listeners will go on an unforgettable musical voyage led by guest conductor Seth Carlson.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this month, the Torm Dulce made the same voyage and delivered gasoline blendstock to San Francisco.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In response, board member Patrick Ryan suggested Bauer reach out to the city of San Diego to do a walk-through of the intersection or lend insight on the feasibility of his requests.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to the Miccosukee Police Department, officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop near the intersection of Krome Avenue and Tamiami Trail after receiving reports of an assault that was occurring inside a vehicle.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The increasing integration of blockchain and the finance industry raises uncomfortable questions of whether crypto is betraying its founding ideals, which saw Bitcoin as a rebellion against the big bank and government control of the financial system.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Yet when Canada fell behind 4-0 late in the second period, all Poulin could do was watch, betraying no emotion and with her chin in her hand when shown on a videoboard.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Adapting and expanding upon a lean Don Winslow novella, Layton adds many sometimes unnecessarily complex ingredients to the pot, with characters intersecting and allegiances and motivations often contradicting one another.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Blackbird Mountain Guides group had spent three days traversing Castle Peak’s wild terrain and staying in huts near Donner Summit – an area that before 2020 was closed to the public for nearly a century.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Walking between buildings requires walking across sand and uneven surfaces, and traversing various stairs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Completed this year by Plus Development on nearly an acre of land that previously held a 1970s house, the striking stone and flat-roof structure on Stone Meadow Lane has only just become available, asking a smidge under $20 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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Rarely do these pieces directly echo the two men’s interpersonal drama, but the information adds context to the actors’ enchanting movements, which are backed by gorgeous outfits and striking set design that accentuate the mythical tales being played out.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When Drew Barrymore is on a cruise, her favorite activity isn’t on the schedule.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Royal Caribbean is outperforming its peers in one of the hottest sectors of the tourism industry, Liberty said, in part because of its focus on upmarket cruise experiences on mega ships and private island clubs like CocoCay in the Bahamas and Haiti’s Labadee.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That particular corner was filled with pink shirts and defeated faces, and Salloi stood in front of them, fingers in the corners of his mouth, drawing his smile wide like the Joker.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Tech execs in their 30s and 40s mingle with local artists and philanthropists—and yes, that just might be Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel in the corner, but the crowd doesn’t seem to care.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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