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 The camera gets close to the players and intersects freely with the action in ways that would be impossible for a broadcast or a spectator. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025 Zem, who is one of France’s most bankable actors, will play a compassionate criminologist named Alaoui, whose life intersects with a young woman named Elisa, played by Ronchi. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025 But for at least a few hours, their paths intersected late Friday night. Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025 O’Neal, now the president of Reebok Basketball, referred Ace to Armato, known as the orchestrator of the Shaq brand that intersected between music, TV and technology in an era when that was rare. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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