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crossed the wires

crossed the wires is the simple past and past participle of cross the wires.

Meaning of cross the wires

Verb

cross the wires (third-person singular simple present crosses the wires, present participle crossing the wires, simple past and past participle crossed the wires)

  1. Of a news story: to break; to be published.
    • He called me shortly after the story crossed the wires and cursed at me nonstop for minutes.2009, Laurence H. Meyer, A Term at the Fed: An Insider's View, page 16

Questions about crossed the wires

What is crossed the wires the simple past and past participle of?
Crossed the wires is the simple past and past participle of cross the wires.

Words near crossed the wires in the dictionary

  1. crossed the streams
  2. crossed the Styx
  3. crossed the t's and dotted the i's
  4. crossed the Thames
  5. crossed the Tiber
  6. crossed the wires
  7. crossed up
  8. crossed wires
  9. crossed-eyed
  10. crossedst
  11. Crossen

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