double crosses 1 of 2

plural of double cross

double-crosses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of double-cross

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Recent Examples of double crosses
Verb
Wasting no time, Liridon double-crosses them in dramatic fashion, sending Shaban and Hatixhe, along with Nana and their young daughters (Aria Shala, Riga Morina, Melika Gashi), to Pristina, where Hatixhe’s married sister lives. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double crosses
Noun
  • Viewers unfamiliar with Dostoevsky may struggle to determine which women, flirtations, and betrayals belong to history — and which come from his fiction or are the original work of Szumowska and Englert entirely.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Just the unyielding betrayals of the flesh and the numbing sense that none of this had to happen.
    Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The series follows Mónica, a newly qualified lawyer who learns to defraud clients, manipulates her family to secure an inheritance, then betrays her mentor.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Double crosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20crosses. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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