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crosscutting

verb

Definition of crosscutting

present participle of crosscut

as in sawing

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The new order calls for splitting up combination vaccines, like the one that protects against measles, mumps and rubella, which would be given as three shots instead of one, at three separate office visits.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
The order also calls for splitting the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine into separate shots, which would require years of investment.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of splitting

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That’s because slicing okra into small pieces exposes more surface area, says Rice.

— Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of slicing

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One of those attacks was a bear slashing a man’s chest outside his home in North Canaan.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Senate Republicans have expressed wariness in recent days about the prospect of slashing those standards, which advocates say help keep kids safe and healthy.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of slashing

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The fledgling storm was affected by shearing winds that forecasters expected to prevent it from building into the kind of hurricane that can sometimes quickly develop in the Gulf just offshore.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 July 2026
This easy-care hedge requires shearing only once a year to maintain its shape.

— Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

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