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noun

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Recent Examples of double-cross
Verb
He had been double-crossed by Guzmán López, who was also on the plane and had been arranging his surrender for some time. Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025 The shark punch is one sight gag among many, and Lorenzo Semple Jr.'s daffy script makes room for a delirious double-crossing romance, with Lee Meriwether's Catwoman undercover as a Wayne-attracting Soviet. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
When Josue double crosses his employers, he is executed for his betrayal. Scott Phillips, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 In his two decades as a professional drug snitch, Jorge Hernández was a master of the double cross. Byjoshua Goodman, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for double-cross
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double-cross
Verb
  • Sometimes, Wyeth’s work was described as bourgeois, betraying a desire for black ease and affluence, trading in a corrosive and politically dubious desire to see black people rich or at the very least in luxurious settings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, the character is last seen getting blasted backwards after being shot with a lightning gun by Tank (Marcus Chong) for betraying and killing almost all of their crew.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And when the surviving crew interrogates the android Ash about his treachery, the book has him pretty much spill the space beans.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When does compromise become treachery or defeat?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The series explores the trauma, betrayal, and moral conflicts of characters pushed to the edge.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Inside Gaza, criticizing Hamas has long been treated by the organization as a form of betrayal.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some of the coup leaders were eventually convicted of treason and executed, and the names of Odinga and his father came up during interrogations of some suspects.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike Smith, Leyba-Gonzalez was not charged with murder, which is the only crime other than treason that allows Indiana judges to hold defendants without bail.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025

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