as in outcrossed
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as in betrayed
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river
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as in intersected
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over
you may have to cross some woods on the way
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as in struck
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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Recent Examples of crossed
Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Note that the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average in August, signaling weakness.
—John Navin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average back in mid-June (tiny red circle).
—John Navin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Her method soon crossed borders as kindergartens in Italian-speaking Switzerland adopted her methods.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Then with my coming to the organization and bouncing around in different roles, our paths crossed quite a bit.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, the FBI said its investigation has crossed state and international borders with agents following leads in several states and other countries.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Very few arthouse movies have crossed that benchmark at all in post-pandemic times.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
The lines between juveniles and adults blurring and being crossed.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Rule crossed $50 million-mark on the second day and $150-million-mark in ten days.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Note that the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average in August, signaling weakness.
—John Navin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average back in mid-June (tiny red circle).
—John Navin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Her method soon crossed borders as kindergartens in Italian-speaking Switzerland adopted her methods.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Then with my coming to the organization and bouncing around in different roles, our paths crossed quite a bit.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, the FBI said its investigation has crossed state and international borders with agents following leads in several states and other countries.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Very few arthouse movies have crossed that benchmark at all in post-pandemic times.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
The lines between juveniles and adults blurring and being crossed.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossed
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When Grant became president in 1869 and tried to crack down on the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups, ex-Confederates demonized him as a radical extremist who had betrayed his promises to Lee.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The series details how betrayed the students felt to be spied on by an institution they were supposed to trust, and the impact on their mental health and development.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yet, during the 1960s and 1970s, teenagers built social movements that intersected with broader grassroots struggles and responded to both local and national issues.—
Made by History,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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Warhol’s mass production techniques, riffs on commercial images and ironic takes on consumer culture intersected with art created by Kent, a Catholic nun who took the name Sister Mary Corita.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
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One man exited the car and struck the victim on the head with a large flashlight, causing the victim's death, the news release said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration took action in the years that followed, doling out fines, stepping up air monitoring and tightening emissions rules for one of the most extreme carcinogens.—
Lisa Song,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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Even cuts to areas such as the administration's travel budget could prove problematic, as there are situations when officials need to go to different locations to ensure federal guidelines are being followed.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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And in a striking indictment, five of those seven women navigated not just the tech world, but also international borders, having immigrated to the United States.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The researchers navigated this barrier by staging an SRPT in a magnetic crystal based on the interactions between two spin subsystems, creating a magnonic version of the phenomenon.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Vikings, settling in the late eighth century, found the islands covered in prehistoric sites.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.—
David Ammenheuser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Crossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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