intersected

VERB

cut across; cross at a point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

converge

STRONG

bisect crisscross cross crosscut cut decussate divide join meet separate touch traverse

WEAK

break in two come together intercross

Antonyms

STRONG

combine disjoin unite

Example Sentences

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Police effectively asked Google to look through a vast archive of human movement and identify which lives intersected with a particular patch of pavement at a particular moment in time.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

“The unexpected gas intersected, as announced today, could potentially mean the cluster holds a larger amount of gas than previously estimated,” Euroz says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

I know how they intersected in real life, but when do I show that?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Sheikh Radwan includes the areas of Abu Iskandar, al-Tawam, and al-Saftawi, and is intersected by al-Jalaa Street, a vital artery linking central Gaza City with its northern districts.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

The extraordinarily high rates of poverty, crime, and unemployment in Chester intersected with the worst-ranked public school system among Pennsylvania's 501 districts.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson