as in to cross
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of intersect
Rogan’s stance on cannabis legalization has intersected with political discourse.
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
In that case, the sphere of the LSS never intersects the much larger box of the universe.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
This tension also intersects with freedom of speech in countries with strict hate speech laws, such as Germany and France.
—London Business School, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Dear Miss Perkins traces how immigration law intersected with refugee policy.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
In that case, the sphere of the LSS never intersects the much larger box of the universe.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
This tension also intersects with freedom of speech in countries with strict hate speech laws, such as Germany and France.
—London Business School, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Dear Miss Perkins traces how immigration law intersected with refugee policy.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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