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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  • Yet, during the 1960s and 1970s, teenagers built social movements that intersected with broader grassroots struggles and responded to both local and national issues.
    Made by History, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Warhol’s mass production techniques, riffs on commercial images and ironic takes on consumer culture intersected with art created by Kent, a Catholic nun who took the name Sister Mary Corita.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • The Rule crossed $50 million-mark on the second day and $150-million-mark in ten days.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Note that the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average in August, signaling weakness.
    John Navin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Bisected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisected. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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