as in hybrid
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
that pink rose is an intercross of red and white roses
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Noun
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So have consumers, rewarding automakers like Toyota, which never went all-in on all-electric and insisted hybrids were the short-term future, and hurting automakers like Porsche and Ford, which both made bigger bets on all-electric.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Tools like these will empower leaner models of education—such as micro-, home-, and hybrid-schooling—and help build out the growing school-choice movement.—
Jonah Davids,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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These prescriptive measures took place in isolated medical facilities known as sanatoriums, and some of the fancier ones resembled a cross between a hospital and a resort.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
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Around 15 tests, and that’s not counting cross tests, recipe videos, and photoshoots.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Intercross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercross. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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