noun
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a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
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a conflicting tendency moving counter to the usual trend
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Etymology
Origin of crosscurrent
Example Sentences
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“There’s a lot more crosscurrent that has to happen between these GPUs as these systems get larger,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
A crosscurrent to reasons it might have gotten easier to steal is PitchCom, a wearable device that transmits audible signals to a pitcher with the push of a catcher’s button.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
Interviews with more than a dozen A.D.U. opponents throughout the city returned an ideologically scattered mix of complaints with a crosscurrent of motivations.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
One company recently caught in the crosscurrent was German engineering firm Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2018
It had somehow come through all the bends and curves, and here must have caught a slight crosscurrent.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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