cut (across)

verb

Definition of cut (across)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut (across)
  1. cross
  2. traverse
  3. follow
  4. walk
  5. navigate
  6. travel
Verb
  • On the morning of January 15, Kwon was crossing Amsterdam Avenue at West 96th Street, a block from our apartment building, when a driver in the center lane slammed into her with his Mercedes.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Another member of the household who just happens to be passing by in one of the residence’s many hallways is Nadja, whose attraction to randy Englishmen seems to cross generational boundaries as well.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of cross
Verb
  • Over the last year and a half, more than 700,000 people have traversed this unforgiving slice of jungle that divides Colombia from Panama.
    Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The bridge serves as a key route for thousands of commuters who traverse the port complex between Long Beach and San Pedro, with many residents using it as an alternative coastal route to the 405 Freeway farther inland.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of traverse
Verb
  • During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Bucky Irving opened the fourth quarter with a 14-yard run on third-and-2, then followed that with a 12-yard touchdown dash past six defenders for the Bucs’ first lead of the game, 17-13.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of follow
Verb
  • America walks away Nobody knows how the major powers and their Machiavellian leaders will react to this abdication of American hegemony.
    Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • But the biggest red flag of all is the abuse that Sam witnesses while walking by during one of Wolf’s training sessions with Iron Dragon captain Axel.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of walk
Verb
  • There are so many open questions for me — how does someone with such strong faith convictions navigate Hollywood and reality celebrity, which are magnets for vice and sin?
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Use your intelligence, knowledge and resources to help navigate your way forward.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of navigate
Verb
  • Police said the man was crossing Rose Street and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Berkeley woman woman that was traveling eastbound on Rose Street.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • All trucks that travel California roads must be fully transitioned to clean technology by 2045.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of travel
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“Cut (across).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20%28across%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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