crossover

adjective

Definition of crossovernext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossover
  1. crucial
  2. critical
  3. life-and-death
  4. fateful
  5. apical
  6. crowning
  7. meridian
  8. vital
Adjective
  • India has a huge youth population with young voters crucial for future elections.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • As much as 40% of the swamp’s forest canopy is consumed by insects and their larvae, an activity crucial to nutrient recycling.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of crucial
Adjective
  • The consensus is that for critical business functions, success depends on rigorously validated, specialized AI tailored to specific workflows, rather than broad, general-purpose solutions.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Instead, most Republicans stood firm in a critical hearing with an administration waging a hugely unpopular war, while Democrats highlighted the gap between its premature victory laps and the current stalemate.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of critical
Adjective
  • Digital advances also raise pressing questions about the ethics of outsourcing life-and-death decisions to machines.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • The life-and-death rescue played out on a narrow suspension cable above shocked motorists, pedestrians and the gleaming water below the bridge.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Definition of life-and-death
Adjective
  • But in the run-up to Cal Poly’s fateful 2024-25 season, their relationship quickly deteriorated into a power struggle.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • Scheffler, who played with DeChambeau in that fateful second round, was asked about it the following day, but decided against giving his opinion.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 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, 11 July 2026
  • So, this labor deal could be a crowning part of Manfred’s legacy.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of crowning
Adjective
  • Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.
    — Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of meridian
Adjective
  • Iran had been pressing the Houthis to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States continued to attack Iranian power infrastructure, a move that would put two of the world's most vital energy arteries at risk, according to Reuters.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Some rooms still contain the original claw feet from the original bathtubs, such is the dedication to preserving the hotel's long, vital history.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
Definition of vital

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