intersect
verb
in·ter·sect
ˌin-tər-ˈsekt 
intersected; intersecting; intersects
: to pierce or divide by passing through or across : cross
a comet intersecting earth's orbit
one line intersects another
1
: to meet and cross at a point
lines intersecting at right angles
2
: to share a common area : overlap
where morality and self-interest intersect
Examples of intersect in a Sentence
A dry stream bed intersects the trail in several places.
Line A intersects with line B.
The two roads intersect at the edge of town.
Recent Examples on the Web
Everything changes during a raid when Sandokan intersects and elopes with Marianne (Bloor), the daughter of the British consul.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
The investigation soon intersected with ongoing inquiries into the movement of gas and liquid particles.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Especially if Disney built a new ride for the old PeopleMover tracks, which also intersect with Autopia, the company could fill Tomorrowland with the excitement of constant motion.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Their stories all intersect on an old bridge over a river in Baltimore.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
To-date, every hole drilled at California has intersected near surface, oxidized gold mineralization with minor copper oxides.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2024
As broad as that sounds, early on, the group set its sights on bond and levy elections, which intersected with two of the group’s focus areas, taxes and public schools.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
There are only finitely many of these hyperbolas and lines to begin with, and two hyperbolas (or lines) can intersect in at most four points.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
This is not the first time that activism has intersected with awards season this year.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
The investigation soon intersected with ongoing inquiries into the movement of gas and liquid particles.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Especially if Disney built a new ride for the old PeopleMover tracks, which also intersect with Autopia, the company could fill Tomorrowland with the excitement of constant motion.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Their stories all intersect on an old bridge over a river in Baltimore.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
To-date, every hole drilled at California has intersected near surface, oxidized gold mineralization with minor copper oxides.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2024
As broad as that sounds, early on, the group set its sights on bond and levy elections, which intersected with two of the group’s focus areas, taxes and public schools.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
There are only finitely many of these hyperbolas and lines to begin with, and two hyperbolas (or lines) can intersect in at most four points.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
This is not the first time that activism has intersected with awards season this year.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
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intersect
verb
in·ter·sect
ˌint-ər-ˈsekt
1
: to divide by passing through or across : cross
one line intersecting another
2
: to meet and cross at one or more points
overlapping circles intersect at two points
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