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cross-eyed

[kraws-ahyd, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌaɪd, ˈkrɒs- /


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“It feels like I can almost read the Matrix code in those wings if I look at it cross-eyed hard enough,” said another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

If you're going cross-eyed trying to keep up, you're not alone.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023

And so people who look at me cross-eyed when I do, OK.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

An identical, slightly cross-eyed version of Holoborodko stands before him.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

"Aye, tomorrow it'll be clear. But don't ye stray from the causeway. After a night like tonight, with devils' pools and the cross-eyed currents, the sand will be hungry indeed."

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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