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across

[uh-kraws, uh-kros] / əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs /
PREPOSITION
from one side to the other of
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ADVERB
from one side to another; transversely
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ADJECTIVE
crosswise
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Example Sentences

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The Post-Gazette will maintain newsroom and business-side leadership in Pittsburgh, according to a press release from Block and Venetoulis, while technology and other functions will be combined across the Venetoulis organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"It is backed by the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, with a total of over £270bn being invested across this Parliament."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Citizens, in response to a Barron’s query about its use of AI in communications, said the company is building generative AI into its workflows across the bank, a process that is expected to last years.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Spreading your equity portfolio across sectors and a variety of factors can help improve the odds of capturing gains when the outlier stocks start outperforming.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The other was a fickle thing, popping out at the most inconvenient times, rolling across the forest floor and picking up debris.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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