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intersect

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈsekt

Definition of intersect

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 This puzzle is stuffed with nuance, pleasing crosses and a lot of simply terrific, ridiculously evocative stuff — for example, a jarring assortment of lovely trivia intersecting with some hideous ailments at more than one juncture. — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 As attacks escalate between Ethiopia and Tigrayan rebels, intersecting wars could deepen instability across regions already mired in conflict. — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026 From 2021 to 2022, NFT trading intersected with the contemporary art world most dramatically at major auction houses. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The concern now is that the conflicts will intersect with the civil war in neighboring Sudan, causing a complicated, regionwide conflagration. — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intersect

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Each fall, Earth crosses different parts of this sprawling debris stream, producing the overlapping Northern and Southern Taurids and, occasionally, the larger fragments that create spectacular fireballs.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
None of its 2026 releases has crossed $100 million at the domestic box office.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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