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as in intersection
a place where roads meet
turn left at the next crossing and then stay on that road for two miles
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as in betraying
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 intersecting
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in traversing
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 striking
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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Recent Examples of crossing
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Discussions regarding the crossing's long-term administration are expected if the ceasefire does continue.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Around this time last year, a woman was seriously injured after crossing the road near the Ted Drewes store when she was hit by a car.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The Biden administration used parole to process nearly 1 million migrants at legal crossings along the southern border through a phone app that distributed entry appointments to those waiting in Mexico.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Discussions regarding the crossing's long-term administration are expected if the ceasefire does continue.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
There was all of this sort of crossing between sort of punk rock and alternative music.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Around this time last year, a woman was seriously injured after crossing the road near the Ted Drewes store when she was hit by a car.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossing
Noun
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After a seven-year voyage, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft dropped a capsule of about 120 grams of precious asteroid fragments into the Utah desert in September 2023.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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On Viking’s Viking Mars vessel, 62 of 887 passengers reported being sick during a voyage that ended Friday with the same predominant symptoms, though the CDC listed the causative agent as unknown.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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This storied gateway to the west sits at the intersection of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2025
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Helen Zhang’s quick-and-easy Chinese restaurant debuted in June 2021, and a second, larger location opened Jan. 27 in Campus Commons’ Boulevard Center at the intersection of Howe Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Feb. 2025
Verb
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America’s shoppers are not betraying signs of an economic slowdown.—
Melvin Backman,
Quartz,
18 Dec. 2024
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Who is the person that loves their husband, and yet is betraying them all the time?—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
15 Dec. 2024
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There were other chances, goals ruled out, Murphy striking the crossbar, and then Joelinton gilded the scoreline after intercepting a pass out from Amadou Onana that straddled negligence and criminality.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, Governor Maher Marwan, 42, said that Syria's new government did not want to seek conflict with Israel, which has been striking strategic military installations in Syria since the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad fell earlier this month.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The cruise line has ordered 10 ships for its new river cruise offering.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Royal Caribbean Cruises — The stock rose nearly 6% after the cruise line reported an earnings beat for the fourth quarter.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To refine the corners of your mouth, use the tip of the applicator, allowing the product to dry before gently blurring the edges with your finger tips.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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The owner of a deli on that corner said the victim had stopped by the store just before the crash to pick up milk, lottery tickets and a cake.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The company's experience serves as a valuable case study in navigating the complex intersection of technology, ethics, and business in the AI era.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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As the year comes to a close, many of us feel the push to sprint toward the finish line—wrapping up projects, meeting deadlines, and navigating the whirlwind of holiday obligations.—
Maha Abouelenein,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Caltrans said to avoid California 138 between the San Bernardino County line to the junction with California 18.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Some could produce molecules, known as polyamines, that can open and close junctions, which are like little doors in the barrier that allow molecules to pass through.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
WIRED,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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