Extending across different groups or categories; in film and video, the technique of alternating between two or more scenes.
Present participle of 'crosscut,' using the '-ing' suffix. The adjective form emphasizes how something crosses multiple boundaries or categories.
Sociologists discovered 'crosscutting cleavages' are crucial for democracy—when people's identities cross-cut (religious Republicans, secular conservatives, wealthy progressives), they can't divide into simple opposing camps, preventing polarization and civil war!
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