as in to cross
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of intersect
And online, orange lights are intersecting with the trend to paper lanterns.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
Civilian missions heading to the International Space Station launch with similarly precise timing, down to the second, to intersect with the space station’s orbital plane.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Neither of them could have guessed at the time how their lives would later intersect.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
More than four billion global streams and over seven billion short-form views later, what began as viral social content evolved into a global phenomenon, redefining how music, storytelling, and audience engagement can intersect at scale.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
Civilian missions heading to the International Space Station launch with similarly precise timing, down to the second, to intersect with the space station’s orbital plane.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Neither of them could have guessed at the time how their lives would later intersect.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
More than four billion global streams and over seven billion short-form views later, what began as viral social content evolved into a global phenomenon, redefining how music, storytelling, and audience engagement can intersect at scale.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersect
cross
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Already, Kathy Luther, of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, has put in an application for a brownfield coalition assessment grant and is crossing her fingers.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Because crossing four lanes of onrushing traffic was too risky.—
Lucius Riccio,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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