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cross

[kraws, kros] / krɔs, krɒs /


ADJECTIVE
lying across each other
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He looks like a cross between Barbie and the Predator and will be terrorizing defenses for as long as Norway can hang around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

To investigate further, researchers focused on glucosamine because it is a naturally occurring sugar-related molecule that can cross the blood-brain barrier.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The snackiest expression of the theme: a loose, lemony caper relish that lives in the refrigerator waiting to improve whatever happens to cross its path.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

I’ll have my Scooby snacks ready in case we ever cross paths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

We know she was less than five feet tall and fewer than one hundred pounds, yet tough enough to cross battlefields as bullets rained around her.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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