Thesaurus results for INTERSECT

intersect

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈsekt

Definition of intersect next

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 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 Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's film feels like a good novel, with art, crime, love, and squalor all intersecting in a cohesive story that manages to astonish. —

Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 This is how sports betting and athletes have intersected for much of the past six months. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 The project interviewed forty artists about their lives, their work, and how the AIDS crisis intersected and permeated both. —

Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for intersect

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cross

Verb

The vehicle was first detected traveling through Washington Heights, then flagged a second time about 10 minutes later crossing the University Heights Bridge.

— Jenna DeAngelis, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Since formally leaving the EU, those same potatoes must now pass customs checks and health inspections before being allowed to even cross the border into France.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026