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intersects

verb

present tense third-person singular of intersect

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 The string will now form a straight line that intersects the y-axis at 12—giving the answer of 3 × 4 = 12. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 The timing also intersects with the beginning of the school year. — Rob Stein, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 Their simulations focused on where the protective layer intersects the electrolyte, the lithium metal anode, and the cathode materials. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026 That answer matters because audiences have become increasingly skeptical whenever patriotism intersects with marketing. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 If the path of the comet intersects with Earth’s orbit, the Earth will collide with these debris fields in its yearly orbit around the Sun. — Adam Lark, The Conversation, 16 June 2026 Together, all three discussed the different work their municipalities have done to attract film and TV production to their streets, and how that intersects with tourism. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026 Yellow River will deliver a tranquil stay where river intersects dense woodland; West Point Lake will sit between pine lands and lakeshore; and Oculmogee will deliver a setting in ancient wetlands. — C.c. Weiss may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2026 The four stops deemed eligible for SB 79 are the two on Park Boulevard and two transit plazas, one where Interstate 15 intersects with El Cajon Boulevard and another where I-15 intersects with University Avenue. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026

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Once the inventory crosses that hard threshold, the law explicitly prohibits these routine limited drawdowns.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Pluto fails at this because its orbit actually crosses Neptune's, and it's accompanied by other Kuiper belt objects in neighboring orbits.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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Emergency services were sifting through the rubble of what used to be a nine-story building on the left bank of the Dnipro River that bisects the city as the sun rose and fires flared up around it.

— Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The dog is ahead and has stopped by the tree that bisects the diagonal; the girl with the bright red coat who seems to be paused behind him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

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