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crisscross

[kris-kraws, -kros] / ˈkrɪsˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs /
ADJECTIVE
characterized by criss-crossing
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The ranch where she lives in Burnet County northwest of Austin, Texas, could be bisected by one of the high-voltage power lines proposed to crisscross the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"If we wait, probably in three years, we will not have this landscape as we see it today," environmental activist Zenepa Lika told AFP as she stood above the overgrown channels which crisscross the site.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Shares of the railroad operator, whose rail lines crisscross much of the eastern U.S., were up around 7% after hours on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

Use the tines of a fork to flatten and indent crisscross patterns over the tops of each cookie.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025

Lines crisscross at the corners of her eyes.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

As a founding partner and chief product officer of Kim Kardashian’s Skims and co-founder and CEO of Khloé Kardashian’s Good American, Grede sports power suits on podcasts and crisscrosses the globe for business engagements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

The story flits from memory to memory, following a thread that crisscrosses his life in all its comedy and tragedy and mundanity.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

And while he has achieved more than even he thought possible, Cates finds himself on dual missions as he crisscrosses the world.

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023

This is what's fuelling an event known as the ReAwaken America Tour, which attracts tens of thousands of people as it crisscrosses the nation.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2022

All around, crooked branches like witches’ fingers make patterns where the sun crisscrosses through.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio


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