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
  • The canal traverses the Isthmus of Suez, which is the sole land bridge between Africa and Asia.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • How to Get There The city of Glenwood Springs is built around Interstate 70, a major highway that traverses the state.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of traverses
Verb
  • Once the inventory crosses that hard threshold, the law explicitly prohibits these routine limited drawdowns.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Pluto fails at this because its orbit actually crosses Neptune's, and it's accompanied by other Kuiper belt objects in neighboring orbits.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of crosses
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  • Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the musical fantasy adventure follows Princess Romi, Heartsping, and their crew venturing into the deep sea to rescue Queen Velita.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The move follows efforts by Pinterest and LinkedIn to respond to users’ frustrations with AI slop in their feeds.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of follows
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  • The person, identified by authorities as Berezovska, then walks away, reaching into her pocket for a phone.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the 2013 movie, Joaquin Phoenix’s character, Theodore, walks around the city talking to Samantha, his AI companion, through a tiny earpiece.
    — Joanna Stern, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • For her cookbook, Pereira developed and perfected 100 original recipes with easy-to-find ingredients that infuse accessible dishes with rich flavors inspired by her Portuguese-Goan heritage and travels around the world.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Glenwood Whitewater Activity Area has a standing river wave that draws kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders, and the river, which travels through dramatic Glenwood Canyon, is a top place for travelers interested in white-water rafting.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • Hilton signed off on the custody arrangement in which Lavandeira will handle parental responsibilities, including enrolling the children in school, overseeing their medical care and anything else that may arise while Hilton navigates recovery.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Sifting through a lifetime of home movies, a family navigates the slow reality of OxyContin addiction and the sharp, sudden shock of profound grief.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigates
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