cut (across)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut (across)
Verb
  • The east and west crossing streets along the parade route will be closed, as will 4th Ave N from Broad Street to Denny Way, starting at noon for parade staging.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County offers for loan two lightweight, all-terrain wheelchairs, each designed to traverse dirt, gravel, grass, snow and mud, spokeswoman Beth Schirott said.
    Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • By definition, anybody attempting to move through Venice will meet some, or several, bodies of water to be traversed.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Kelson helps Spike and the baby to escape another attack but Samson follows Spike to the island, where the Alpha is killed.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 June 2025
  • But that’s not what triggered the news alerts that followed.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • When police arrived, the vehicle was unoccupied, but police round the victim and another passenger walking about a block away.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • Byron Buxton #25 of the Minnesota Twins walks to the dugout in the eighth inning of the game against the Seattle Mariners at Target Field on June 23, 2025 in...
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • This daring animal navigated her group deftly through the sharp peaks and crevices of the stone forest, resulting in the immortalization of this leap.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Special low-clearance drilling robots, which can be operated remotely, navigate tight corridors and doorways to create new foundations beneath the historic structure.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Drivers who only plan on traveling for short distances in extreme temperatures may not need to be concerned.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • Later, it’s revealed that the Front Man took the cash, deposited it into a bank account, and traveled to Los Angeles to give the money to Gi-hun’s daughter, Ga-yeong.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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“Cut (across).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20%28across%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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