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verb

ˌdə-bəl-ˈkrȯs How to pronounce double-cross (audio)
Definition of double-crossnext
as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us

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double cross

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noun

as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another politics is full of double crosses and backbiting

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Recent Examples of double-cross
Verb
The civil lawsuit accuses Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, of double-crossing Musk by straying from the San Francisco company’s founding mission to be an altruistic steward of a revolutionary technology. — Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 The civil lawsuit accuses Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, of double-crossing Musk by straying from the San Francisco company’s founding mission to be an altruistic steward of a revolutionary technology. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Back towards the control room, In-ho finally reveals his true nature and double crosses the players who followed him to battle. — Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Listen to this article A Connecticut man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 deaths of a man and a woman shot in the North End of Hartford following a double cross scheme that involved drugs and a gun. — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for double-cross
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-cross
  1. betray
  2. treachery
  3. betrayal
  4. treason
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  • At Hill Street bar, close to the downtown criminal courthouse where McKinney has built his career, supporters swayed to smooth jazz and Top 40 radio hits, nursing cocktails and betraying no reaction to the dismal early returns.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Women and girls applying makeup or skincare while revealing the story of a best friend who betrayed them can temporarily break the doomscroll.
    — Chanté Joseph, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of betray
Noun
  • The killings and his six-week trial in 2023 captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son and his subsequent six-week trial captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of treachery
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  • Alex Clark Voetberg, who hosts a wellness podcast called Culture Apothecary for Turning Point USA, echoed Hari, pointing to the glyphosate betrayal as a reason for the defeats.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Others say Newsom’s latest move is a betrayal of the justice they were promised.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of betrayal
Noun
  • After days of torture, Fawkes named his coconspirators; those who survived capture were executed for treason.
    — Lucia Barnum, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Call it peace or call it treason, call it love or call it reason.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
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