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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

As “The Boys” expanded both in scope and audience, Kripke insists that his creative team remained unafraid to cross any line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

A sea separates me now from all that, a vast blue sea I cannot cross.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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