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
On Sunday, Skip Schumaker’s passions — baseball and community investment through the Jessie Rees Foundation — intersected.
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Their lives intersected at the end when they were killed in a mass shooting in Austin’s bustling Sixth Street entertainment district.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
The strikes also intersected with the market's broader focus on artificial intelligence.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Was there a moment when your work as a national park volunteer and resident truly intersected with your life as an artist?
—Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
For longtime Housewives fans, the documentary promises to address what really happens inside Faith Temple and how Mary’s reality TV fame intersected with her role as First Lady of the church.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
One tragedy had intersected with another.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
By uncovering ruins, artifacts, and burials, scientists can now reconstruct how different cultures, economies, and faiths intersected in Central Asia, while also preserving a unique underwater heritage site that had remained hidden for centuries.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
Duff’s journey into music intersected with her casting as the title middle schooler in Disney’s Lizzie McGuire, which premiered in 2001.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Their lives intersected at the end when they were killed in a mass shooting in Austin’s bustling Sixth Street entertainment district.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
The strikes also intersected with the market's broader focus on artificial intelligence.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Was there a moment when your work as a national park volunteer and resident truly intersected with your life as an artist?
—Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
For longtime Housewives fans, the documentary promises to address what really happens inside Faith Temple and how Mary’s reality TV fame intersected with her role as First Lady of the church.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
One tragedy had intersected with another.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
By uncovering ruins, artifacts, and burials, scientists can now reconstruct how different cultures, economies, and faiths intersected in Central Asia, while also preserving a unique underwater heritage site that had remained hidden for centuries.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
Duff’s journey into music intersected with her casting as the title middle schooler in Disney’s Lizzie McGuire, which premiered in 2001.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersected
crossed
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Clippers forward Nicolas Batum turned the ball over on the ensuing possession when his foot crossed the boundary while inbounding the ball.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Would have fit in well with the Avs, had a deal crossed the finish line there.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Intersected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersected. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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