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across

[uh-kraws, uh-kros] / əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs /
PREPOSITION
from one side to the other of
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ADVERB
from one side to another; transversely
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ADJECTIVE
crosswise
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Example Sentences

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The community battles against them are being replicated across the country and with the grid operator saying battery storage needs to expand four-fold by 2030, there will be many more fights ahead.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Last year, Dunagan, 35, spent roughly $10,000 across two days for herself and her friends and family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But with roughly 50,000 city employees, and the nation’s third-largest police department across the street, why is a simple security detail such an impossible challenge?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Following six weeks of war in Middle East, more than 60 energy facilities have been struck across the Persian Gulf.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

And we propelled the bewildered old man across to the Beje.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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