cross out
verb
crossed out; crossing out; crosses out
: to draw a line through (something) to show that it is wrong
cross out a mistake
He had crossed his name out.
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In second-half stoppage time, the 92nd minute of the match, a South African player headed a Canada cross out of the box—to the chest of Stephen Eustáquio, one of Canada’s leaders.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
29 June 2026
Ten months earlier, on October 7, Hamas and other allied forces crossed out of Gaza and killed approximately 1,200 people, 800 of whom were civilians.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
In a flurry of activity beginning on March 8, 2025, Purdue filed documents that show lines crossing out the eligibility criteria and victim compensation amounts, with no explanation or substitute language.
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Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
In a flurry of activity beginning on March 8, 2025, Purdue filed documents that show lines crossing out the eligibility criteria and victim compensation amounts, with no explanation or substitute language.
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Craig R. McCoy,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
29 June 2026
Ten months earlier, on October 7, Hamas and other allied forces crossed out of Gaza and killed approximately 1,200 people, 800 of whom were civilians.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
In a flurry of activity beginning on March 8, 2025, Purdue filed documents that show lines crossing out the eligibility criteria and victim compensation amounts, with no explanation or substitute language.
—
Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
In a flurry of activity beginning on March 8, 2025, Purdue filed documents that show lines crossing out the eligibility criteria and victim compensation amounts, with no explanation or substitute language.
—
Craig R. McCoy,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Cross out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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