decussating

Definition of decussatingnext
present participle of decussate

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Verb
  • Together, experts paint a picture of a sector where formal investment risks intersecting with criminal governance, armed violence and illicit supply chains.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The most precise atomic clocks trap atoms in an optical lattice, a pattern of light and dark formed by intersecting lasers.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This time, the neutrinos seemed to be changing fast enough to oscillate while crossing a room.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Later, grandmother and granddaughter drive down a road of African palm trees, passing a lorry load of immigrants, monotonous electricity grid lines crossing the sky and workers fumigating trees, Villalobos accumulating details of a harsh contemporary world.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Decussating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decussating. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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