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as in to betray
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 to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
there's a light where that street crosses Main Street
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as in to traverse
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 to strike
to enter the mind of
the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg
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as in fire
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 hybrid
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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as in mixed
being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
raises both purebred and cross lambs
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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
she was cross all day because of a nagging headache
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Recent Examples of cross
Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Its undeniably a humanitarian crisis and a very real security threat because of drug cartels, criminals and terrorists crossing the border.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Ava Torgersen, Skyline cross country: The junior dusted the competition at the Oakland Region Meet 5K race, finishing it in 19:26.20.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
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As the girls were crossing the bridge, German turned back and posted several photos to Snapchat, including one of Williams minding her steps.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Its undeniably a humanitarian crisis and a very real security threat because of drug cartels, criminals and terrorists crossing the border.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bread of the dead: To represent our own mortality and bones, the bread has four stripes atop it to create a cross.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Ava Torgersen, Skyline cross country: The junior dusted the competition at the Oakland Region Meet 5K race, finishing it in 19:26.20.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Stella isn’t being betrayed — if anything, she’s being reached out to, desperately, like her light-years-away namesake, by two yearning humans with their feet, at least for now, stuck on the ground.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Not when so many of those series end up betraying the singular talents of the people who made them.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jones won an astonishing 28 Grammy Awards throughout his career as an arranger and producer, and his legacy intersected with those of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Lesley Gore.Kristin McGrath, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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The town is commissioning a study to define the boundaries of the town's right-of-way and to review and analyze intersecting roads for vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety on three roads: Redding, Mill Plain and Sturges.Brian Gioiele, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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New high-capacity roadways traversed forests and farmland, often terminating at what was then the urban edge.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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Storm surge, wind and rain should subside on the island Wednesday night as Rafael traverses the Gulf of Mexico.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Alwan’s brother Dany, who lives next door, was home when the missile struck.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Production was also held up due to last year’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.Michaela Zee, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Town of Brookfield Fire Department Assistant Chief Tony D'Amico said the fire started somewhere in the roof and ceiling area of the custard shop.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Following the explosion and the resulting fire, a man and woman in their 70s were hospitalized in serious condition with severe burns, although both had improved by Wednesday afternoon to stable condition, Allen said.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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Physicists debated for decades (opens a new tab) whether this bizarre superfluid-solid hybrid could exist.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Following the trend of reviving old model names for new cars, Honda is set to bring the Prelude name back with a petrol hybrid powertrain soon.Trinity Francis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Early research has also explored GLP-1 drugs for nicotine and opioid addiction, with mixed results.Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The City Council’s last two appointments saw mixed results in this year’s election.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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People with anxiety may also feel irritable, tense, or restless, and may have a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Max was admitted to the hospital after experiencing severe pain in July and was diagnosed with transient synovitis, a condition also referred to as irritable hip.Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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