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Type Words
Synonyms countercurrent
Type of strife


political crosscurrents disrupted the conference.
Type Words
Synonyms countercurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip
Type of turbulence, turbulency

Examples of crosscurrent

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If it's a crosscurrent, it's hard to tell how fast the water is running.
From the sacbee.com
Kyle made his way to Jesus across a strong crosscurrent and then he struggled to hold up Jesus'dead weight.
From the ocregister.com
The president is in something of a crosscurrent.
From the stltoday.com
We have cavalries of lobbyists, years-old grudges, and a governor caught in a dangerous political crosscurrent.
From the boston.com
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  • Rip: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
  • Countercurrent: actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
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  • (Crosscurrents (Bill Evans album)) Crosscurrents is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1977.
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