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
With 24 main characters interwoven around the town of Nashville, home of country music and intersecting political undercurrents, the film tries to make sense of the chaos.
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
If the path of the comet intersects with Earth’s orbit, the Earth will collide with these debris fields in its yearly orbit around the Sun.
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Adam Lark,
Scientific American,
28 June 2026
Coming from the man whose career intersected with every good goalkeeper Chelsea have had this century, those words carry real weight.
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Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
There is a point where parallel philosophies stop running alongside each other and begin to intersect.
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Richard Mille Contributor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
If the path of the comet intersects with Earth’s orbit, the Earth will collide with these debris fields in its yearly orbit around the Sun.
—
Adam Lark,
Scientific American,
28 June 2026
Coming from the man whose career intersected with every good goalkeeper Chelsea have had this century, those words carry real weight.
—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
There is a point where parallel philosophies stop running alongside each other and begin to intersect.
—
Richard Mille Contributor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersect
cross
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After Florian Wirtz crossed in from the left side of the pitch, Kai Havertz got just enough of his head on the ball to flick it into the far side of the goal.
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Vic examines the game’s boundaries and repeatedly crosses them, while mostly failing to keep a straight face.
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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