Thesaurus results for CUT (ACROSS)

cut (across)

verb

Definition of cut (across)

as in to cross

to make one's way through, across, or over cut across the field on the way to school

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Built in 1884 to serve the area’s booming silver mines, the narrow-gauge railroad climbs nearly 600 feet in just two miles, crossing the famous Devil’s Gate High Bridge before reaching the historic mining town of Silver Plume.

— Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cross

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Jo and Sam competed together in Race Across the World, traversing Latin America for the BBC reality competition series, produced by Studio Lambert.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Things to do 🧑‍🍳Famous chef Roy Choi traverses Los Angeles for lobster noodles and spicy tofu.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of traverse

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The frenzy followed Beijing’s decision in the mid-1980s to ban imports of almost all blood products – except human albumin – amid growing fears over the global HIV/AIDS crisis.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The group’s work with firefighters began following a 2017 blaze that destroyed thousands of homes in California’s wine country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of follow

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The groundswell of support has been echoed by women across the nation who have seen some of their own experiences reflected in Clancy’s descriptions of her postpartum mental health struggles and difficulty navigating the system to get help.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The second was a plus-maze task in which the mouse learns to navigate its way to a reward.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigate

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The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Her campaign’s door-knockers travel with a letter from Bohannan introducing herself.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of travel

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cut (across)

cut a deal

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