intersected

past tense of intersect
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 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 Warhol’s mass production techniques, riffs on commercial images and ironic takes on consumer culture intersected with art created by Kent, a Catholic nun who took the name Sister Mary Corita. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersected
crossed
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  • Facing a third-and-6 from the Kansas City 28, Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy and tight end Travis Kelce crossed routes.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Still, Ellis and Murdock understand why the wires might get crossed.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Intersected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersected. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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