intersects

present tense third-person singular of intersect
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 For now, tokenization therefore still intersects with much of the existing financial infrastructure. — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 Lula’s victory is just one more example of how race intersects all facets of Brazilian society, including religion. — John Thomas Iii, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026 Years later, in 2030, his story intersects with that of his daughter, who makes her own pilgrimage to the Arctic Circle amidst political and environmental upheaval. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026 New satellite imagery shows a growing complex near Lop Nur, where China’s nuclear testing history now intersects with its push for next-generation airpower. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 The string will now form a straight line that intersects the y-axis at 12—giving the answer of 3 × 4 = 12. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 The timing also intersects with the beginning of the school year. — Rob Stein, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 That answer matters because audiences have become increasingly skeptical whenever patriotism intersects with marketing. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Yellow River will deliver a tranquil stay where river intersects dense woodland; West Point Lake will sit between pine lands and lakeshore; and Oculmogee will deliver a setting in ancient wetlands. — C.c. Weiss may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2026
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Verb
  • When an organization crosses the point where its own product is being built recursively by its own product, the productivity math stops looking like a J-curve and starts looking like a hockey stick.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • With her cover blown anyway, Khosla crosses the powdery dirt yard to the trailer at the chipping yard.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 crossings of the Military Demarcation Line, which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 ​crossings of the ​Military Demarcation Line, ⁠which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Intersects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersects. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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