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
Saturday, near where East Hampden intersects South Galena Street, according to an alert from the Denver Police Department.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
At Techfest 2025, a humanoid robot unexpectedly joined that cultural moment, reinforcing how robotics now intersects with popular media.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
When the Earth intersects the comet's orbit, the debris left by the comet burns up in the Earth's atmosphere, creating bright streaks of light in the night sky known as meteors or shooting stars, according to Earth Sky.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The battle over the booze escalates into a full-on war that intersects with his enemies in both New York and the FBI.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
At Techfest 2025, a humanoid robot unexpectedly joined that cultural moment, reinforcing how robotics now intersects with popular media.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
When the Earth intersects the comet's orbit, the debris left by the comet burns up in the Earth's atmosphere, creating bright streaks of light in the night sky known as meteors or shooting stars, according to Earth Sky.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The battle over the booze escalates into a full-on war that intersects with his enemies in both New York and the FBI.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersects
Verb
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Sections of the Tamiami Trail, a scenic highway that crosses the Everglades, have been elevated to allow water to flow.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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That is the creative energy that crosses everything together, that sustains and fosters growth and enhances everything in life.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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 20 Jan. 2026.
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