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as in betrays
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 intersects
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traverses
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 strikes
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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as in fires
a test of faith, patience, or strength
dyslexia is just my cross to bear, and I accepted it long ago
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as in hybrids
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
the mare is an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross
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Recent Examples of crosses
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Construction is expected to start late this year, where Palmetto Parkway crosses the interstate.
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John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Now, if that fan crosses the line with death threats and extreme profanity, by all means, kick them out of the ballpark.
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
When someone openly and continuously crosses your land for years, that use can gradually become a permanent legal right called a prescriptive easement.
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Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Any object that crosses the horizon would have to be traveling faster than the speed of light to escape the black hole, which is not physically possible.
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Mary Ogborn,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
This isn’t ideal, considering the onerous repeater tax that’s triggered when a team crosses the luxury-tax threshold in four straight seasons or four times during a five-season period.
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Anthony Chiang
june 23,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
When a player crosses 30, health increasingly becomes the hardest target to hit.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Verb
Vic examines the game’s boundaries and repeatedly crosses them, while mostly failing to keep a straight face.
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Construction is expected to start late this year, where Palmetto Parkway crosses the interstate.
—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Now, if that fan crosses the line with death threats and extreme profanity, by all means, kick them out of the ballpark.
—
Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
When someone openly and continuously crosses your land for years, that use can gradually become a permanent legal right called a prescriptive easement.
—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Any object that crosses the horizon would have to be traveling faster than the speed of light to escape the black hole, which is not physically possible.
—
Mary Ogborn,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
This isn’t ideal, considering the onerous repeater tax that’s triggered when a team crosses the luxury-tax threshold in four straight seasons or four times during a five-season period.
—
Anthony Chiang
june 23,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
When a player crosses 30, health increasingly becomes the hardest target to hit.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosses
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And there's a saying in America, if someone betrays you, you've been sold down the river.
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The anxiety that expanding representation will displace Lincoln or Washington betrays a curious fragility.
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If the path of the comet intersects with Earth’s orbit, the Earth will collide with these debris fields in its yearly orbit around the Sun.
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That answer matters because audiences have become increasingly skeptical whenever patriotism intersects with marketing.
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Like Orton’s prior work, The Ground Above traverses some tricky emotional terrain.
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On July 6, the route traverses Tilden Regional Park and Briones Regional Park before finishing at Heather Farm Park.
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Tribunals have been appointed, and Coriolanus’ scornful elitism strikes them as too heavy a price for his military protection.
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Russia routinely strikes Ukrainian civilians, schools, churches, apartments and homes, power grids that light and heat them, ports, railways, airfields, and defense industry.
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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Fewer fireworks, fewer fires 🎆 🔥 Leave the pyrotechnics to the professionals.
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But through their partnership with eight major car manufacturers, their dedication to reliability, and by creating spaces that feel like idealized rest stop/gas station hybrids, the company is looking to change that.
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So the new overnight climate control system could even surpass that of pure EV camping, delivering another strong argument in favor of plug-in hybrids presently being the best powertrain solution for efficient, comfortable and capable camper vans and motorhomes.
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China’s defense ecosystem follows a different set of market dynamics, customer segments, and interoperability frameworks, with exports and production shaped by trajectories that remain distinct from the replenishment and modernization cycle underway across NATO-standard supply chains.
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The Mad Widows follows a group of women who become friends through a bereavement class, only to discover that one of their late husbands might not actually be dead.
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People who have been at this work longer, or have survived similar ordeals, can help a mentee see around corners.
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Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal.
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“Crosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosses. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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