CROSSOVER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

crossover

adjective

Definition of crossover

as in crucial

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Recent Examples of crossover Its crossover success was among the watershed moments in the commercial potential of rock ’n’ roll. — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2020 Cooper, an eight-time All-Defensive Team selection, had little answer for Floyd’s mix of spin moves, crossover dribbles and floaters. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 8 May 2020 Until the End of the World should have been a commercial crossover success, but instead it was cut too short to relay its intended meaning and still didn't find a wide audience. — Eric Adams, Wired, 21 Apr. 2020 The Great British Baking Show has become a crossover success, with American audiences falling in love with the series due to repeat airings on PBS and Netflix. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 16 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for crossover

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Adjective

Both are well in the hunt for the World Cup’s Golden Boot award, having scored crucial winning goals for their countries almost every step of the way.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
The pieces of it that Weiden shares with us, including a passage about Native athletes’ crucial role in the early history of the sport of football, are eye-opening.

— Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of crucial

Adjective

Infrastructure In infrastructure, the analysts said investors should look at companies that own critical networks such as grids, pipelines, fiber networks and transport assets that are difficult to replicate.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Women comprise 35% of US STEM employees, yet retention, not attraction, is the primary challenge, with women leaving at higher rates and companies losing critical knowledge.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of critical

Adjective

For our hunter-gatherer ancestors, getting enough of these critical nutrients was a daily life-and-death struggle.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
The life-and-death stakes were raised when the former high school series jumped five years to show a now-young adult Rue becoming a drug mule and working for rival kingpins (Martha Kelly’s Laurie also took her own life in the finale).

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026

Definition of life-and-death

Adjective

Solid performances from the supporting cast include Lucas Prizant as Hamlet’s loyal friend, Horatio, and Brenna DiStasio as Laertes, his opponent in the finale’s fateful duel.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
An interception at the airport, or had any of the other fateful chances of 9/11 happened a slightly different way.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of fateful

Adjective

Within hours, the wound epidermis becomes innervated by nearby nerve fibers, forming what biologists call the apical epidermal cap.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025

Definition of apical

Adjective

But a turn of the tide began to look inevitable, and Harry Kane produced his crowning moment in an England shirt.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Richland hasn’t had a crowning moment against a local power like Aledo, but sure has gotten close.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

Definition of crowning

Adjective

Ultimately this is a dispute over who controls the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping lane for 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Supporting managers is vital for boosting overall employee engagement, performance, and retention.

— Dr. Samantha Madhosingh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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