as in crossed
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of intersected
The genetic genealogy pointed to a multigenerational Pennsylvania family that intersected with Italian heritage only twice.
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Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Various storylines echoed the events of the film — and one supporting character in Season One briefly intersected with the plot of original recipe Fargo.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed dozens of people whose paths have intersected with Terrell’s and reviewed thousands of pages of court documents and financial records related to his career and life.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
As a lifelong storyteller, Prerna Ramachandra has intersected media and technology to create product innovation across industries.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
On Sunday at Trinity, Talarico didn’t address the church’s history, which has at times intersected with politics.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
This includes leaders, artists, and visionaries who have shaped the city’s culture, especially those whose lives have intersected with Metro’s transit system.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Instead, first Anna and Tess and then Harper and Lily land at the table of bargain-basement psychic Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer, working hard for little dividend), who surprises even herself by intuiting that the older Colemans’ lifelines have intersected before.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Yet, during the 1960s and 1970s, teenagers built social movements that intersected with broader grassroots struggles and responded to both local and national issues.
— Made By History, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Various storylines echoed the events of the film — and one supporting character in Season One briefly intersected with the plot of original recipe Fargo.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed dozens of people whose paths have intersected with Terrell’s and reviewed thousands of pages of court documents and financial records related to his career and life.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
As a lifelong storyteller, Prerna Ramachandra has intersected media and technology to create product innovation across industries.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
On Sunday at Trinity, Talarico didn’t address the church’s history, which has at times intersected with politics.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
This includes leaders, artists, and visionaries who have shaped the city’s culture, especially those whose lives have intersected with Metro’s transit system.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Instead, first Anna and Tess and then Harper and Lily land at the table of bargain-basement psychic Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer, working hard for little dividend), who surprises even herself by intuiting that the older Colemans’ lifelines have intersected before.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Yet, during the 1960s and 1970s, teenagers built social movements that intersected with broader grassroots struggles and responded to both local and national issues.
— Made By History, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersected
crossed
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Unintentionally, Antioch’s efforts at civic acknowledgment had crossed into the realm of memory.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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As big shoe-lovers, the thought of the ultimate BERNADETTE shoe, had definitely crossed our minds, but the timing needed to make sense.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Intersected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersected. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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