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crosscut

[kraws-kuht, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌkʌt, ˈkrɒs- /


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“I don’t like the crosscut, because you’re relying on someone else.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

One day, her four-person crew hiked three miles into the woods toting a crosscut saw.

From Washington Post Sep. 15, 2021

Throughout this thing, Thompson is dropping explanatory information and montages that are crosscut with more information.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2021

“My father worked all day cutting wood with a crosscut saw,” Guy told me.

From The New Yorker Mar. 4, 2019

Papa said it would grow hair on a crosscut saw.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

But crosscutting concerns for months had made it impossible to gain traction.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2025

And yet, the series takes pains to connect them, thematically and visually, in the editing process, through crosscutting that links them throughout different periods of their lives.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

There are a few crosscutting themes in my work — thriller aspect with “Blackfish,” but also can I say something remotely important in a new way?

From Salon Jan. 19, 2024

The changing circulation patterns also lead to more crosscutting wind shear, which can stymie storm development.

From Scientific American Jun. 21, 2023

Blount recalled his men from the drifts where 91they had been working and set them to crosscutting for the vein.

From Shadow Mountain by Dane Coolidge




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