as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
the infamous concrete wall that once bisected the city of Berlin, Germany
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Recent Examples of bisect
If built, these homes would bisect the West Bank and cut off Jerusalem from a future state of Palestine.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
But seeing all these grocery items perfectly bisected is so satisfying.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
As a continent that’s bisected by the Equator, Africa is actually the least distorted of all in the Mercator projection.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
But seeing all these grocery items perfectly bisected is so satisfying.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
As a continent that’s bisected by the Equator, Africa is actually the least distorted of all in the Mercator projection.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bisect
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To intersect the casts, Bravo‘s cameras filmed both shows at the same time for two separate episodes that will play out on both The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Below Deck Down Under.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Tasha Mousseau, vice president of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, told KOSU there is existing food insecurity in rural communities and tribal nations, which intersects with the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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No one, not even animals, were allowed to cross on foot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisect. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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