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cuts (across)

verb

present tense third-person singular of cut (across)
as in traverses
to make one's way through, across, or over cut across the field on the way to school

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts (across)
  1. traverses
  2. crosses
  3. follows
  4. walks
  5. travels
  6. navigates
Verb
  • This fourth full-length from the London jazz quintet traverses Black diasporic sound traditions — grime, reggae, Afrobeat — mulling over the question of how music so joyous can be rooted in histories of pain.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Reliever optimizes availability After taking his head out of the cold tub, Blubaugh traverses the bowels of Daikin Park.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of traverses
Verb
  • Sport crosses fashion on a daily basis, and sneaker culture is an extension of basketball culture.
    — Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • An already-strong El Niño just turned super as the phenomenon crosses into unprecedented territory.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of crosses
Verb
  • The trip by the Americans follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, as both sides have escalated their aerial attacks.
    — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Niepołomice project follows a $100 million investment announced by Pratt & Whitney in April to expand its operations in Rzeszów, Poland.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • In walks an attractive similar-aged young lady seeming to require assistance, and that was my pivot point.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Police said Strode walks with a cane, usually wears sunglasses and carries a medical alert necklace.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • Theory suggests the effect could be stronger in materials where light travels mor slowly.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Powerful models can reduce the food to a liquid, which travels out of the drain easily.
    — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • With some knowingly polite smiles, John navigates an awkward, potentially racist interaction at a local gun store while purchasing a sniper scope (sans gun) to spy on Macon’s compound from a nearby tower.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Our pilot expertly navigates a kaleidoscope of dirt roads to deliver us at the Crab Cooker.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of navigates
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“Cuts (across).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20%28across%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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