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 The main difficulty lies in a creek that bisects the fairway and continues to the right of the green. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 Few residents of Albuquerque would deny the scourge of violence in a neighborhood bisected by Route 66 and home to dense blocks of auto shops, immigrant-run businesses and working-class families. Jack Healy, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 The latest buildings, to be developed by Ryan Cos. and located between Cretin Avenue and Mount Curve Boulevard, will be bisected by a new pedestrian promenade that will emerge at an angle from a small plaza to be located near Lunds at Ford Parkway and Cretin Avenue. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025 On May 20 the lunar disk will be bisected by the terminator, with the left half illuminated by the sun, and the right drenched in shadow, throwing several large craters into relief. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bisect
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  • And this economic revolution is intersecting with AI, our most explosive technological revolution maybe ever.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • How does this responsibility intersect with their roles as entertainers?
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 June 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, 28 June 2025
  • The east and west crossing streets along the parade route will be closed, as will 4th Ave N from Broad Street to Denny Way, starting at noon for parade staging.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 June 2025

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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisect. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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