as in to cross
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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The intense rivalry between Barcelona and Espanyol stretches back nearly a century, often intersecting with Spanish politics.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Intertwined with vivid descriptions of the horrific collateral damage in the city itself are intersecting narratives that remind us how persistently the dramas of daily life can exist even when the world is in flames.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The dispute raises critical questions about community governance limits when personal tributes intersect with aesthetic regulations.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Climate Conundrum The sheer scale of manufacturing, operating, and eventually decommissioning millions of humanoid robots will also inevitably intersect with the Climate Conundrum.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Intertwined with vivid descriptions of the horrific collateral damage in the city itself are intersecting narratives that remind us how persistently the dramas of daily life can exist even when the world is in flames.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The dispute raises critical questions about community governance limits when personal tributes intersect with aesthetic regulations.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Climate Conundrum The sheer scale of manufacturing, operating, and eventually decommissioning millions of humanoid robots will also inevitably intersect with the Climate Conundrum.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersect
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Interest on the debt just crossed $1 trillion annually — more than the U.S. spends on defense, Medicaid, disability insurance, and food stamps combined.—
Don Muir,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Her career crossed a certain threshold of seriousness.—
Charlie Tyson,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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