as in crosses
to divide by passing through or across
an elevated highway now intersects that old urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of intersects
Your industry intersects with policy as well.
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Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
But it's classified as an Apollo-type asteroid, meaning its orbit regularly intersects that of Earth, thus creating the potential for an impact.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Her life deeply intersects with a wealthy, powerful family running a successful hair care business in Chicago.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
What happens when that body intersects with social media?
—Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Worryingly, this path intersects some of the most populous cities, such as Bogotá, Abidjan, Lagos, Khartoum, Mumbai, and Dhaka.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2025
But the busy Vera story only really intersects with the Keith and Manfred side toward the end, and even then, not in an emotionally satisfying or substantial way.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 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
Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
But it's classified as an Apollo-type asteroid, meaning its orbit regularly intersects that of Earth, thus creating the potential for an impact.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Her life deeply intersects with a wealthy, powerful family running a successful hair care business in Chicago.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
What happens when that body intersects with social media?
—Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Worryingly, this path intersects some of the most populous cities, such as Bogotá, Abidjan, Lagos, Khartoum, Mumbai, and Dhaka.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2025
But the busy Vera story only really intersects with the Keith and Manfred side toward the end, and even then, not in an emotionally satisfying or substantial way.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 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
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“Intersects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersects. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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