crisscrossed

verb

past tense of crisscross
as in intersected

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  1. intersected
  2. crossed
  3. bisected
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  • The two families’ lives intersected once again in their dedication to fight for independence for the Baltic states in the early 1960s.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • From 2021 to 2022, NFT trading intersected with the contemporary art world most dramatically at major auction houses.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of intersected
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  • Video circulating on social media showed a drone striking the bridge and exploding as vehicles crossed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury crossed 5%, the highest yield on that security since the summer of 2007, near the start of the financial crisis and the Great Recession.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of crossed
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  • In 2022, Category 4 Hurricane Ian barreled ashore in southwestern Florida and then bisected the center of the state, causing more than 100 fatalities and billions of dollars in damage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The largest building on campus is 350,000 square feet, the width of one football field and about three fields long, bisected by a single 900-foot hallway.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of bisected
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“Crisscrossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisscrossed. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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