as in cross-fertilization
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Recent Examples of cross-pollination
Constraints force focus, spark curiosity and encourage cross-pollination of ideas across disciplines.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
More cross-pollination of Showtime and Paramount+ offerings might help, especially with a new season of Yellowjackets on the horizon.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
This cross-pollination between industries is driving innovation and strengthening DMCC’s position as a hub for convergence.
—Irina Heaver, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Unsurprisingly, there was a lot of cross-pollination between the Liccardo and Mulcahy crowds — but the Willow Glen party gets the prize for having the best beer of the night (and the supporters there included Gordon Biersch co-founder Dan Gordon, who knows a thing or two about beer).
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
More cross-pollination of Showtime and Paramount+ offerings might help, especially with a new season of Yellowjackets on the horizon.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
This cross-pollination between industries is driving innovation and strengthening DMCC’s position as a hub for convergence.
—Irina Heaver, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Unsurprisingly, there was a lot of cross-pollination between the Liccardo and Mulcahy crowds — but the Willow Glen party gets the prize for having the best beer of the night (and the supporters there included Gordon Biersch co-founder Dan Gordon, who knows a thing or two about beer).
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Cross-pollination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-pollination. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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