intersect
verb
in·ter·sect
ˌin-tər-ˈsekt 
intersected; intersecting; intersects
: to pierce or divide by passing through or across : cross
a comet intersecting earth's orbit
one line intersects another
1
: to meet and cross at a point
lines intersecting at right angles
2
: to share a common area : overlap
where morality and self-interest intersect
Examples of intersect in a Sentence
A dry stream bed intersects the trail in several places.
Line A intersects with line B.
The two roads intersect at the edge of town.
Recent Examples on the Web
As broad as that sounds, early on, the group set its sights on bond and levy elections, which intersected with two of the group’s focus areas, taxes and public schools.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
There are only finitely many of these hyperbolas and lines to begin with, and two hyperbolas (or lines) can intersect in at most four points.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
This is not the first time that activism has intersected with awards season this year.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
These crimes included persecution on the grounds of gender — a crime against humanity — which intersected with discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and religion, the report said.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
With a government grant that helped replace turf with drought-resistant landscaping, ASC has transformed its 2-acre site from a patchy, grassy area that people didn’t use to one of healthy ground cover and intersecting gravel paths that lead to social spaces.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
Symbolizing hope and renewal, the arrival of the spring season also intersects with annual holidays such as Ramadan, Nowruz, Holi, Easter and more.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
And nobody’s ever intersected all of those things together.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
The trail also intersects with Horsethief Canyon, another beautiful hike in this area.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
There are only finitely many of these hyperbolas and lines to begin with, and two hyperbolas (or lines) can intersect in at most four points.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
This is not the first time that activism has intersected with awards season this year.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
These crimes included persecution on the grounds of gender — a crime against humanity — which intersected with discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and religion, the report said.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
With a government grant that helped replace turf with drought-resistant landscaping, ASC has transformed its 2-acre site from a patchy, grassy area that people didn’t use to one of healthy ground cover and intersecting gravel paths that lead to social spaces.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
Symbolizing hope and renewal, the arrival of the spring season also intersects with annual holidays such as Ramadan, Nowruz, Holi, Easter and more.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
And nobody’s ever intersected all of those things together.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
The trail also intersects with Horsethief Canyon, another beautiful hike in this area.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
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intersect
verb
in·ter·sect
ˌint-ər-ˈsekt
1
: to divide by passing through or across : cross
one line intersecting another
2
: to meet and cross at one or more points
overlapping circles intersect at two points
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