as in to cross
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Marquis: Your industry intersects with policy as well.
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Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
But it's classified as an Apollo-type asteroid, meaning its orbit regularly intersects that of Earth, thus creating the potential for an impact.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The chest-thumping celebrations in the White House and the antics of its pet-project DOGE intersected to rile up Democrats, who have been trying to defend all corners of the federal cogs.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Her life deeply intersects with a wealthy, powerful family running a successful hair care business in Chicago.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
But it's classified as an Apollo-type asteroid, meaning its orbit regularly intersects that of Earth, thus creating the potential for an impact.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The chest-thumping celebrations in the White House and the antics of its pet-project DOGE intersected to rile up Democrats, who have been trying to defend all corners of the federal cogs.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Her life deeply intersects with a wealthy, powerful family running a successful hair care business in Chicago.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intersect
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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