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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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
Harvey Silverglate, Boston Herald, 1 June 2024
However, Hye-jin and Jung-ja are soon double-crossed by Sung-jip.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Breanna Bell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
Cash's double cross backfired on him.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2020
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Verb
However, there was a double-cross when the disciplinary body known as the Administrative Board nonetheless voted for penalties, and the Harvard Corporation – the university’s top governing body – held up the granting of 13 diplomas.
—Harvey Silverglate, Boston Herald, 1 June 2024
However, Hye-jin and Jung-ja are soon double-crossed by Sung-jip.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
Which leaves Vic to double cross his sister by turning her in to police.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
Cash's double cross backfired on him.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-cross
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When Kathryn is suspected of betraying the nation, George must decide what is more important — his wife or his country.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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His criticism of Vance appeared to come from a different place, however, echoing an outraged supporter base that saw the vice president as betraying British troops killed fighting American wars.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Witness was his 1952 manifesto on fellow-traveling American liberals and their treachery, which emboldened the Soviet Union.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The songs typically crop up in the final act of an episode as the tensions (and treacheries) mount.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, cost-inflicting behaviors are driven by the all-consuming fear of abandonment or betrayal.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The top Senate Democrat's support for the bill moving forward, in which he was joined by nine other members of the chamber's Democratic Caucus, prevented a government shutdown, but was seen by many in his party as a betrayal.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another power given to the president was also universally considered extremely dangerous: that of granting pardons to individuals guilty of treason.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Fries was arrested, convicted of treason and sentenced to hang.—
Bill Hamilton,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Double-cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-cross. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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