as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
the infamous concrete wall that once bisected the city of Berlin, Germany
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The first phase also includes 875 residential units in 105-foot-tall buildings and commercial space east of a new street, Frontier Drive, that bisects the site between Kurtz Street to the north and Sports Arena Boulevard to the south.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The western boundary includes a portion of A Street and follows railroad tracks bisecting the city.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Israeli ground forces pushed further into Gaza on Wednesday, taking over parts of a major corridor that bisects the enclave.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
The carvings depict bighorn sheep, bisected circles and at one site, a miner swinging a pickax.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The western boundary includes a portion of A Street and follows railroad tracks bisecting the city.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Israeli ground forces pushed further into Gaza on Wednesday, taking over parts of a major corridor that bisects the enclave.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
The carvings depict bighorn sheep, bisected circles and at one site, a miner swinging a pickax.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Bisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bisect. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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