bisects

present tense third-person singular of bisect
as in intersects
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 bisects Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza. Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025 Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza. Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 This week Israeli drones circled over several areas in and around the city to drop leaflets, according to Gaza City residents, telling people to evacuate to south of Wadi Gaza, which bisects the Strip. Mahmoud Atef, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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  • That’s when the moon’s orbital path around Earth intersects the path the sun takes through the sky.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The series centers on a group of kids with latent or emerging special abilities who are subjected to cruel experiments at the mysterious institute of the title, along with a local cop (Ben Barnes) whose story intersects with that of the kids.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • Woman of the Hour In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • At 147 minutes, the film occasionally crosses it, settling into rhythms more punishing than profound.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Bisects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisects. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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