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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Recent Examples of bisecting For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park. Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026 Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025 The waterway bisecting the city was converted to a giant storm drain nearly a century ago to contain flood waters. Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025 Perhaps the most intriguing thing shown here are the tracks bisecting Park Street. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025 On May 6, the sun began shining on the south side and the rings reappeared, albeit as nothing more than a thin bright line bisecting Saturn's disk. Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • With 24 main characters interwoven around the town of Nashville, home of country music and intersecting political undercurrents, the film tries to make sense of the chaos.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Each film will center on a different member of the Beatles’ point of view, intersecting to capture the band’s improbable journey from Liverpool to the center of global culture, culminating in their 1970 breakup.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 12 June 2026
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  • In the days since, passage in the Strait has slowed considerably, with only 25 ships crossing on Wednesday, according to Kpler data.
    Elise Spenner, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Some trucks crossing the border have had to wait anything from a few hours to several days in the wake of the war, the people said, adding that those delays have worsened in the past month.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

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“Bisecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisecting. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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