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Recent Examples of cross-sectional
This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead, Funnell suggests starting with a cross-sectional study comparing athletes who habitually drink during training to those who don’t, to see if the former group is less affected by dehydration.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
Parents tend to perceive less need to safeguard boys, encouraging more adventurous risky behaviors, according to a 2024 cross-sectional study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Going to the doctor once a year and doing all of the lab testing will give you a very cross-sectional view of your health.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The researchers add that the study’s cross-sectional design was only able to show that social advantage was associated with slower aging — rather than definitively proving that social advantage caused the slower aging.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Most of the evidence for these rules came from questionnaires and cross-sectional studies, which aren’t very reliable and can’t prove cause-and-effect.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Researchers used multiple massive datasets, including one large cross-sectional survey, a detailed study with college students and four longitudinal studies tracking people over decades.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Spike indicates that classic area ruling is primarily used to smooth the changes in the cross-sectional area from the nose to the tail.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-sectional
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The dozen or so Denisovan fossils that had been identified since 2010 using DNA were too small and fragmentary to warrant an official species name.—
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The reality is that for those closest to the epicenter of any murder, healing can be fragmentary, drawn out, or downright elusive.—
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This redundancy ensures that the aircraft remains manageable even during a partial system failure.—
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But the involvement of partial owner Tom Brady is ramping up, adding a voice with championship pedigree to the situation.—
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The Celtics, who have never been to state in girls basketball, have won only one sectional title in program history in 2019-20.—
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The line offers cabinets, chairs, and tables in shades of white and light honey, and even has a white modular sectional sofa.—
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Speaking to the Times, divisional forest officer Aditya Narayan said that wildlife personnel have not been successful in tracking down the elephant thus far, but several government and independent agencies from across India have joined the search for the large mammal.—
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Shanahan and Fangio are considered some of the best offensive and defensive play callers in the sport, and the matchup could decide who moves on to the divisional round.—
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All the victims were outside of the church and attending a funeral, according to local law enforcement authorities.—
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Ceisler has spoken out against the federal 287(g) program, which allows local law enforcement agencies to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and carry out certain immigration enforcement duties.—
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“Cross-sectional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-sectional. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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