CROSSES PATHS (WITH) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

crosses paths (with)

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present tense third-person singular of cross paths (with)

as in encounters

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face It's been a while since Julie and I last crossed paths.

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Videos from the event showed the ring propped up in a pool with wrestlers slipping and sliding in the ring and taking bumps into the water.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
In your 1st House of Identity, loving Venus in your sign squares powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so expression bumps into family needs.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

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His wife Ajin, 32, sets out to win compensation but runs into a system that thrives on exploiting people and keeping them quiet.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Applied across 30 franchises trading at revenue multiples, the resulting equity appreciation runs into the tens of billions.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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