as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
she promised to share the profits but then double-crossed us
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as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
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Recent Examples of double-cross
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
Naomi talks exclusively with PEOPLE about being double-crossed by Hud and Adam, teasing 'all is fair and love and war and Claim to Fame'
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Alliances were certainly tested during this week’s Claim to Fame.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
Breanna Bell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
Cash's double cross backfired on him.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 7 June 2020
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The scene ends with a bloody mess, as Jules rebukes Brett for his attempts to double-cross the kingpin.
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Which leaves Vic to double cross his sister by turning her in to police.
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But later during active public use, that very same AI overtly betrays that trusted promise and flagrantly disregards AI alignment.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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And then, in the pivotal moment, after the vote to leave the games has been lost and the rebellion has to proceed by force, betrays him.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 27 Dec. 2024
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Yet Milady and her treachery have for nearly 200 years always stood out.Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
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The eternal fight for liberty — slaves into gladiators, gladiators into free men — calls for courage and purpose beyond Lucius’s nightmarish expectations, uncovering the treachery and chicanery of Roman politics.Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
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This situation could lead to feelings of resentment, embarrassment and a sense of betrayal, driving valuable talent to seek opportunities elsewhere.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Matt’s three-part series into Ralph Rocha, an ex-Mexican Mafia member who is facing a life sentence for extortion, took readers on a ride of betrayal and greed.Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Yoon has presidential immunity from most criminal prosecutions, but the privilege does not extend to allegations of rebellion or treason.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Although Yoon retains presidential immunity from criminal prosecution that protection does not cover accusations of rebellion or treason.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Double-cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-cross. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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