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Recent Examples of cross talk
But in recent years, investigators have uncovered chemical and electrical cross talk between neurons and cancer cells that powerfully fuel a tumor’s growth.
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Ingrid Wickelgren,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
This activates a lot of cross talk and arguing, and finally, Whitney apologizes to Lisa.
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Sarah Hagi,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
Some of Harris’ most memorable moments in previous debates and in Senate hearings have come during cross talk.
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Hadas Gold,
CNN,
10 Sep. 2024
Their 2020 debates were historic for the putdowns, cross talk and apparent enmity.
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The Arizona Republic,
27 June 2024
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Ingrid Wickelgren,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
This activates a lot of cross talk and arguing, and finally, Whitney apologizes to Lisa.
—
Sarah Hagi,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
Some of Harris’ most memorable moments in previous debates and in Senate hearings have come during cross talk.
—
Hadas Gold,
CNN,
10 Sep. 2024
Their 2020 debates were historic for the putdowns, cross talk and apparent enmity.
—
The Arizona Republic,
27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross talk
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All the monsters can go away now or just go hiding under the bed where they’ll conveniently be forgotten amid the coming happy talk for the next eight months.
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Anyone with happy talk about AI data centers or endless growth was going to destroy the state.
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In January 2015, Shirley agreed to a plea deal in exchange for testifying against the Leonard brothers.
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The resulting arguments, trolling and nasty exchanges can signal to the algorithm that the content is engaging, prompting it to show those posts to even more people who are likely to react and further amplify the conversation.
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“Cross talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20talk. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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