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recross

British  
/ riːˈkrɒs /

verb

  1. to move or go across (something) again

    recross the river at the Ponte Solferino

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But the general also begged his ragged, exhausted troops—the 2,400 or so left who could still carry muskets—to follow him one more time and recross the river to strike the enemy encampment at Trenton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

That’s why you see people who are expelled, they often try right away again to recross into the United States and see if they have better luck on their second or third try.

From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2023

Over the years, their paths will diverge and recross as each struggles with the lingering effects of trauma.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2022

In years past, digital nomads would cross and recross borders as needed to avoid overstaying.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2020

Coja did not venture to recross the stream at that spot: he sought a ford higher up, but was long in finding one.

From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang

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