as in crosses
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of intersects
Tasha Mousseau, vice president of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, told KOSU there is existing food insecurity in rural communities and tribal nations, which intersects with the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.
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The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
The two showers are essentially one and the same; Earth intersects a single, broad stream of meteoroids at two places in its orbit on opposite sides of the sun.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The conversation around work permits also intersects with political considerations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 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
Investing in the Future As the founder of Cryptic8 VC, a company that invests in startups, Kikvadze is focused on where technology intersects with human longevity.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Aflamuna is a nonprofit organization focused on nurturing independent Arab cinema in such a way that also intersects with contemporary social, political, and cultural developments.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
To reach that trail, turn northwest where Coyote Song intersects with Prairie Falcon.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
There, officers found Jones' body on a northern sidewalk of the westbound Silver Spring ramp that intersects with North 76th Street.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
The two showers are essentially one and the same; Earth intersects a single, broad stream of meteoroids at two places in its orbit on opposite sides of the sun.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The conversation around work permits also intersects with political considerations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 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
Investing in the Future As the founder of Cryptic8 VC, a company that invests in startups, Kikvadze is focused on where technology intersects with human longevity.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Aflamuna is a nonprofit organization focused on nurturing independent Arab cinema in such a way that also intersects with contemporary social, political, and cultural developments.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
To reach that trail, turn northwest where Coyote Song intersects with Prairie Falcon.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
There, officers found Jones' body on a northern sidewalk of the westbound Silver Spring ramp that intersects with North 76th Street.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersects
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Nearby, a man crosses the street in what could be the ghastly heart of an endless New York summer.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The trail stays level early on and crosses the road a couple of times before descending through a grove of Arizona cypress to a shallow drainage.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Rancho Cordova was shaped in part by Folsom Boulevard, which bisects the densest section of the city and served, historically, as a highway stretching northeast from downtown Sacramento, said City Councilmember Linda Budge.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.—
SHIRA EFRON,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Intersects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersects. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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