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cross vs across

The phrases 'cross' and 'across' are not directly comparable as they have different meanings and usage. 'Cross' is a preposition or verb indicating movement from one side to another, while 'across' is a preposition indicating movement over a surface or from one side to another. They are not interchangeable in most contexts.

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cross

The word 'cross' can be used as a preposition or verb to indicate movement from one side to another.

You can use 'cross' when talking about moving from one side of something to the other, such as 'cross the street' or 'cross the river.'

Examples:

She crossed the road carefully.
The hikers crossed the bridge to reach the other side.

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Thanks again for fixing my cross.
Flames with a cross or something.
Twenty years I spent chasing the cross.
I'm preaching atheism while wearing a cross.
Adulation is a cross to bear.
That's my cross to bear.
And that finally at the foot of the cross, her faith weakened somewhat.
It requires the blood of a crusader and his crucifixion upon a burning cross.
If the cross is in jeopardy...
As custodian of the cross, it's my duty to protect...
You were told to leave the cross with me.
Flambeau and your cross, halfway back to the continent by now.
First, you lost your cross.
Young Jesus goes to school carrying his cross upon his shoulder.
Cross, cross, cross, 52.
The cross: clicking on this cross opens a window where you can save current settings under the name you want.
She was trying to cross Jamaica Boulevard.
Our paths are bound to cross eventually.
The approach should focus on simplifying cross compliance criteria.
May our paths never cross again.

Alternatives:

go across
move over
pass through
traverse

across

The word 'across' is a preposition indicating movement over a surface or from one side to another.

Use 'across' when referring to movement over a surface or from one side to another, such as 'walk across the field' or 'swim across the river.'

Examples:

They walked across the bridge.
The cat ran across the street.

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This is malaria spreading across Madagascar.
Sir, coming across the airfield today...
I learned how to effectively communicate across borders without being detected.
Jacqui - lives across the fairway.
The complaint department is across the hall.
A surveillance camera across the street.
Instant messages go across wireless Internet.
Talked to the mini-mart across the street.
From advertising to ziplining across town...
He specializes in smuggling people and weapons across the border.
Close the banks across the street.
She lives right across the street, actually.
Drive across country to New York.
Check out the apartment across the way.
Me and Chandler live across the hall.
Vesta decoded this sequence from a puzzle across town.
Montgomery did push Rommel clear across North Africa.
Enemy retreating across river K- 10.
We face different opponents across these three.
Their giant tails are five meters across.

Alternatives:

over
through
from one side to the other
on the other side

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