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an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of intersecting
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026
When it was first released in December 1980, it was seen as too weird for kids and too naive for adults, but it has since been reconsidered as a unique snapshot of intersecting talents — a strange, wonderful, one-of-a-kind movie.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Beef takes off from there, laying out intersecting circles of power and competition.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The result is a potentially perfect storm of intersecting factors that could pop the artificial intelligence industry bubble.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
Such a driver, which could be from an intersecting road or a driveway, faces many sources of potential crashes.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the FedEx plane continued its landing on the intersecting runway.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
From orbit, the intersecting ridges resemble a massive spiderweb sprawled across the Martian surface.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Across these intersecting stories, Al-Khatib looks beyond the spectacle of war, resisting the notion that lives can be reduced to headlines and politics.
—Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The rise of zero-proof beverages is also intersecting with broader wellness trends reshaping drinking habits globally.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
In 2026, memorabilia showcases the America 250 logo, which features red, white and blue lines intersecting to form the triple-digit landmark number.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Like Ophelia’s Got Talent, and intersecting with many of its themes, A Year Without Summer is all about bodily monstrosities.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
To overcome this, researchers at ETH Zurich used a subtler effect called the geometric phase, which exploits the path taken by atoms through an artificial ‘crystal of light’ built from intersecting laser beams.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
And online, orange lights are intersecting with the trend to paper lanterns.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
That makes sense, especially intersecting with Homelander’s own quasi-religious journey taking shape this season.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Together, experts paint a picture of a sector where formal investment risks intersecting with criminal governance, armed violence and illicit supply chains.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Implementing a restrained and tonal palette allows the intersecting lines to feel soft rather than busy.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026
When it was first released in December 1980, it was seen as too weird for kids and too naive for adults, but it has since been reconsidered as a unique snapshot of intersecting talents — a strange, wonderful, one-of-a-kind movie.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Beef takes off from there, laying out intersecting circles of power and competition.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The result is a potentially perfect storm of intersecting factors that could pop the artificial intelligence industry bubble.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
Such a driver, which could be from an intersecting road or a driveway, faces many sources of potential crashes.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the FedEx plane continued its landing on the intersecting runway.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
From orbit, the intersecting ridges resemble a massive spiderweb sprawled across the Martian surface.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Across these intersecting stories, Al-Khatib looks beyond the spectacle of war, resisting the notion that lives can be reduced to headlines and politics.
—Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Footage of giant yellow black-eyed Susan flowers beams onto the wall from one projector, intersecting with video of swaying plants from another.
—Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The rise of zero-proof beverages is also intersecting with broader wellness trends reshaping drinking habits globally.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
In 2026, memorabilia showcases the America 250 logo, which features red, white and blue lines intersecting to form the triple-digit landmark number.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Like Ophelia’s Got Talent, and intersecting with many of its themes, A Year Without Summer is all about bodily monstrosities.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
To overcome this, researchers at ETH Zurich used a subtler effect called the geometric phase, which exploits the path taken by atoms through an artificial ‘crystal of light’ built from intersecting laser beams.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
And online, orange lights are intersecting with the trend to paper lanterns.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
That makes sense, especially intersecting with Homelander’s own quasi-religious journey taking shape this season.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Together, experts paint a picture of a sector where formal investment risks intersecting with criminal governance, armed violence and illicit supply chains.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersecting
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There were four short docs released under the SNL50 banner, plus Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music and Brent Hodge’s Downey Wrote That, all on Peacock and boasting myriad overlapping talking heads, filming locations and generally celebratory approaches to the beloved sketch show.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Israel has intensified its campaign in Lebanon in recent days despite the ceasefire agreement, with troops crossing the Litani River and edging closer to the southern city of Nabatiyeh.—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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The mayor said the union, which has been striking since last month, had previously decided that holding virtual classes would not constitute crossing the picket line.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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What is the underlying logical argument for choosing philosophy?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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What’s my underlying reason for performing the action.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Intersecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersecting. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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