Cross
Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Cross and fly are semantically related in take to the air topic. Sometimes you can use "Cross" instead the word "Fly" as a verb or an adjective.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Also Sasuke's Curse Seal Level Two, though instead of being angelic they're more of a cross between bat wings and webbed hands◊, and he can't fly, just glide and use them as shields.
Source: Power Gives You Wings - They're birds that remember they can fly when they are persuaded to cross a bridge the heroes make so that they can get to safety and that then proceed to FLY AWAY.
Source: Forgot About His Powers - The Su-25 looks just like a cross between the Sea Harrier and a cropduster, and that's a plane that is able to fly missions with a half of it blown cleanly off.
Source: The Aesthetics of Technology
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Fly and Cross. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/fly
Cross & Fly. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/fly>.
Fly or Cross. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/fly.
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