as in betraying
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
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betraying
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In the finale, Grasso gets a chance to redeem himself, betraying the Dark Hearts and racing into the woods to rescue Maeve, a young woman being targeted by the biker gang, all while bleeding from a bullet wound of his own.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025 -
To this end, Cucinelli urged the independent players to tap into the online commerce without betraying their identity of exclusivity and desirability, subtly reprimanding those who embraced the gray market outright.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Double-crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-crossing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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