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 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 Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza. Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bisect
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  • How has intersecting those two disciplines (acting and music) been like when creating the album’s concept?
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
  • While heavily into the world of politics, their business and personal lives intersected with Hollywood across multiple generations.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Schuster said the angle at which the landing area crosses the Fujian’s deck is only 6 degrees off center, compared with 9 degrees on the US carriers, limiting space between the landing strip and the forward two catapults.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • By the time of the centennial celebration in 1926 (a year late), tens of thousands of miles of railroad track crossed the country.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisect. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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