outcross

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Recent Examples of outcross What if chimeras escape and outcross in the wild? Amy Webb, Wired, 1 Dec. 2021 If a population is highly inbred, then individuals who are not relations by social custom may still be so genetically similar to a point where the pairing can not credibly be stated as an outcross. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcross
Noun
  • Though many brands are now opening cafes in their stores, Maison Kitsuné was an early pioneer of café-retail hybrids, particularly in Japan, Loaëc noted.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Cyber attacks are sometimes referred to when talking about types of hybrid assaults, or tactics which aren’t open warfare but are designed to be destabilizing.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Martini, a 4-year-old crossbreed, was found wandering the streets of Romania near the Pawprints to Freedom Dog Rescue shelter on July 22, 2022.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These puppies, believed to be a collie-working dog crossbreed, were left in the park, posing a threat to the local wildlife.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The embrace of mongrel style is a recognition of the fact that nothing is pure.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Letting Germs Spread in the Kitchen One common food safety pitfall is increasing the risk of cross-contamination in the kitchen, Ahmed Abdelhamid, PhD, an assistant professor in food microbiology at Michigan State University, told Health.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to winning over more and more stateside fans every year, the cross-pollinating of Western performers with Korean artists has also swelled significantly, resulting in big-name, culture-crossing collaborations between Jung Kook and Latto or Lisa with RAYE and Doja Cat.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Outcross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcross. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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