intersect
verb
in·ter·sect
ˌin-tər-ˈsekt 
intersected; intersecting; intersects
: to pierce or divide by passing through or across : cross
a comet intersecting earth's orbit
one line intersects another
1
: to meet and cross at a point
lines intersecting at right angles
2
: to share a common area : overlap
where morality and self-interest intersect
Examples of intersect in a Sentence
A dry stream bed intersects the trail in several places.
Line A intersects with line B.
The two roads intersect at the edge of town.
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It’s turned fighters into celebrities; it’s created new expectations for what fighting looks like in movies and media; and it’s even intersected with national politics.
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Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 29 June 2024
Contextualizing Bob Marley Bob Marley’s life and music intersected with Pan-Africanism, the Rastafari movement, and post-colonial politics around the globe.
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Multiple major fault zones intersect the Cascade Range.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
The Oak Leaf also intersects with various other municipal trails, allowing for travel beyond the county.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
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Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 29 June 2024
Contextualizing Bob Marley Bob Marley’s life and music intersected with Pan-Africanism, the Rastafari movement, and post-colonial politics around the globe.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Multiple major fault zones intersect the Cascade Range.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
The Oak Leaf also intersects with various other municipal trails, allowing for travel beyond the county.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
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intersect
verb
in·ter·sect
ˌint-ər-ˈsekt
1
: to divide by passing through or across : cross
one line intersecting another
2
: to meet and cross at one or more points
overlapping circles intersect at two points
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