bisected

past tense of bisect
as in intersected
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 bisected 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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  • While heavily into the world of politics, their business and personal lives intersected with Hollywood across multiple generations.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So, football has always been a very big part of my life, but it’s never intersected with being an actress.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • 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
  • But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Bisected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisected. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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