bisecting

present participle of bisect
as in intersecting
to divide by passing through or across the infamous concrete wall that once bisected the city of Berlin, Germany

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crossing
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  • In a very different way, Newcastle gave it all afternoon, running and challenging and protecting each other, treading a careful line and sometimes crossing it.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • If Samuelson struggled to the line, or worse yet dropped to the ground after crossing it, that would validate those views and set back for years the fight for gender equality in the Olympics.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Bisecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisecting. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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