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 conversation around work permits also intersects with political considerations.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Miami Swim Week — The Shows features panels around beauty, wellness and lifestyle industries intersecting with traditional swim fashion.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
The first option was Morrison Street, which intersects with Market Street, in front of the building that housed Morrow’s barbershop and media company.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Two worlds intersecting that couldn’t be further apart.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Miami Swim Week — The Shows features panels around beauty, wellness and lifestyle industries intersecting with traditional swim fashion.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
The first option was Morrison Street, which intersects with Market Street, in front of the building that housed Morrow’s barbershop and media company.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Two worlds intersecting that couldn’t be further apart.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intersect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersect
cross
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Migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa and try to enter Europe to claim asylum along the Italian coast.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Gavin Sawchuk may or may not have crossed the goal line on a shovel pass.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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