as in to cross
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of intersect
Bobenko now hopes to prove that there are Bonnet tori that don’t intersect themselves.
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
Was there a moment when your work as a national park volunteer and resident truly intersected with your life as an artist?
—Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
Gonzalez-Juarbe and Lee hope that all the separate studies will intersect.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The challenge is conceived as a platform for free creative expression, encouraging participants to move beyond traditional definitions and explore accessories as a language that intersects making, technology and personal vision.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
Was there a moment when your work as a national park volunteer and resident truly intersected with your life as an artist?
—Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
Gonzalez-Juarbe and Lee hope that all the separate studies will intersect.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The challenge is conceived as a platform for free creative expression, encouraging participants to move beyond traditional definitions and explore accessories as a language that intersects making, technology and personal vision.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersect
cross
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During the first few days of operation, only 50 people per day will be allowed to cross both ways, Egypt’s state-affiliates AlQahera News reported on Monday, citing an unidentified source.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Egyptian authorities said the first day of operations will allow up to 50 Palestinians to cross in each direction, a figure that reflects the narrow scope of the initial reopening rather than a full return to prewar travel.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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