as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
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as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
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Recent Examples of double-cross
Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Moscow did not take kindly to Bakiyev’s double-cross and welcomed his overthrow the following year.
U.S.-led efforts to spur regional economic development by connecting Afghanistan to Central Asia and South Asia also provoked a backlash.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2021
Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2020
Lacy wore a double cross tuxedo pinned with a rhinestone and pearl shield brooch, knife-sharp boots, and oversized bug-like sunglasses while holding the brand's glossy Manhattan clutch against his chest like a priest holds a bible.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Feb. 2023
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Verb
For Gracie, her elimination came after she was double-crossed by Naomi, who purposely lied to her about Adam’s celebrity relative being Dustin Hoffman.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Moscow did not take kindly to Bakiyev’s double-cross and welcomed his overthrow the following year.
U.S.-led efforts to spur regional economic development by connecting Afghanistan to Central Asia and South Asia also provoked a backlash.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2021
Noun
Cash's double cross backfired on him.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2020
Lacy wore a double cross tuxedo pinned with a rhinestone and pearl shield brooch, knife-sharp boots, and oversized bug-like sunglasses while holding the brand's glossy Manhattan clutch against his chest like a priest holds a bible.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Feb. 2023
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Stella isn’t being betrayed — if anything, she’s being reached out to, desperately, like her light-years-away namesake, by two yearning humans with their feet, at least for now, stuck on the ground.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Not when so many of those series end up betraying the singular talents of the people who made them.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Hosted by Alan Cumming, the game of treachery and deceit returns to Peacock on Thursday, January 9th.Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Politics is full of deceit, treachery, and betrayal. . . .Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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This season’s storyline guarantees a symphony of intrigue, betrayal, and unrelenting ambition as Madam fights tooth and nail to safeguard her empire and exact her revenge.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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This was especially a betrayal of Arab and Muslim American voters who arguably gave Biden his slim 2020 margin of victory in crucial states such as Michigan.Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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In June, Trump amplified a social media post calling for former Rep. Liz Cheney − the Republican co-chair of the special House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters − to be put on trial for treason by a military tribunal.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Trump in 2023 accused NBC of treason for reporting on his various legal troubles.April Rubin, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Double-cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-cross. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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