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
Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
This week Israeli drones circled over several areas in and around the city to drop leaflets, according to Gaza City residents, telling people to evacuate to south of Wadi Gaza, which bisects the Strip.
—Mahmoud Atef, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
That wall, which unveils the entrance to the building and turns into an extended hallway, will line the bottom of the entire structure and connect and then bisect the two towers to the east.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
This week Israeli drones circled over several areas in and around the city to drop leaflets, according to Gaza City residents, telling people to evacuate to south of Wadi Gaza, which bisects the Strip.
—Mahmoud Atef, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
That wall, which unveils the entrance to the building and turns into an extended hallway, will line the bottom of the entire structure and connect and then bisect the two towers to the east.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
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Investing in the Future As the founder of Cryptic8 VC, a company that invests in startups, Kikvadze is focused on where technology intersects with human longevity.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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In addition, a broader modernization project for the Red and Purple lines, which Vought said was also being targeted, is intended to upgrade stations and remove a bottleneck where different lines intersect.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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When his high fly ball crossed into Toronto’s home bullpen, Guerrero earned his first playoff homer.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The road work downtown also impacts commuters crossing the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge from Jeffersonville, Indiana.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisect. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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