as in to cross
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Adding to the injury, Myanmar’s ruling military junta continued to drop bombs as the civil war intersected with the natural disaster, deepening the crisis.
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Yet, during the 1960s and 1970s, teenagers built social movements that intersected with broader grassroots struggles and responded to both local and national issues.
— Made By History, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
In doing so, the Blue Jacket Fashion Show stands apart—not just as a runway event, but as a blueprint for how the worlds of fashion, health, and social responsibility can intersect with power and purpose.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Johnston found Gibson while scrolling social media during the height of the con artist's fame, which intersected with one of the most desperate, debilitating points in Johnston's life.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Yet, during the 1960s and 1970s, teenagers built social movements that intersected with broader grassroots struggles and responded to both local and national issues.
— Made By History, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
In doing so, the Blue Jacket Fashion Show stands apart—not just as a runway event, but as a blueprint for how the worlds of fashion, health, and social responsibility can intersect with power and purpose.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Johnston found Gibson while scrolling social media during the height of the con artist's fame, which intersected with one of the most desperate, debilitating points in Johnston's life.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Intersect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersect. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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