criss-cross
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She had to criss-cross Houston for work and there was no time to spare.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
Weather permitting, the ship will also criss-cross Antarctic waters, visiting four other BAS research stations and even more remote field stations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
They dap each other up as they criss-cross through the crowd and sing along to the music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Giant trucks the size of townhouses, capable of hauling 300 tonnes, criss-cross red-earth roads in various sections of this open-pit mine complex.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
There was not enough soil for them to grow to any height and when they reached perhaps twenty feet they fell and dried, forming a criss-cross pattern of trunks, very convenient to sit on.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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