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
The external and internal expectations should intersect this week.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, Skip Schumaker’s passions — baseball and community investment through the Jessie Rees Foundation — intersected.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Squirrels may come in under the eaves, gable vent, behind chimneys, where rooflines intersect, or between the soffit board and the rain gutter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
While finding inspiration in the locations and production design was one component of Evelyn’s process, another was responding to the actors who were cast and how their personas could intersect with the clothes to create iconic looks.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
On Sunday, Skip Schumaker’s passions — baseball and community investment through the Jessie Rees Foundation — intersected.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Squirrels may come in under the eaves, gable vent, behind chimneys, where rooflines intersect, or between the soffit board and the rain gutter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
While finding inspiration in the locations and production design was one component of Evelyn’s process, another was responding to the actors who were cast and how their personas could intersect with the clothes to create iconic looks.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersect
cross
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He has been anointed for no-doubt stardom since the Army All-American Bowl in 2018, when Waddle first crossed paths with Pat Surtain II.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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And not, especially, as a hometown player crossing borough lines to play for New York.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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