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 Imagine bringing up rabies to somebody who had just been bisected and then stuck back together with what, at least to him, looked like packing tape? — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026 The building’s three lower floors, including a ground-floor shop, caved in before dawn in the district of Maltepe, on the Asian side of Istanbul, a city that is bisected by the Bosporus Strait. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 That has severely disrupted daily life in Ukraine’s largest city, which, like much of the country, is bisected by the broad Dnipro River. — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The largest building on campus is 350,000 square feet, the width of one football field and about three fields long, bisected by a single 900-foot hallway. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026 This free 728-acre park, bisected by the California and Nevada state line, is open to pedestrians year-round and co-managed by the California Tahoe Conservancy and Nevada State Parks. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The car had to be redesigned to accommodate the new structure, which is dominated by large glass panels and bisected by a central strip that runs from the windshield to the rear of the car. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino, Hotel and Spa is located adjacent to the mammoth Thornton Quarry, a south suburban landmark bisected by Interstate 294. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Before joining the Royal Family, Kate Middleton was granted her own lozenge, featuring three acorns (representing her and her two siblings) bisected by a gold chevron (for her mother’s maiden name, Goldsmith). — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bisected
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  • Harnick’s professional life has also intersected with his mother’s career.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Their lives have intersected over the years in Hollywood and beyond as their careers evolved.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Likely landing in seventh place is Sony’s Resident Evil, which crossed $400 million at the global box office in its seventh weekend of release.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Scarecrows found their way to the United States once immigrant farmers crossed the Atlantic.
    — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026

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“Bisected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisected. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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