intersect
verb (used with object)
to cut or divide by passing through or across.
have intersected
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present perfectof intersect.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Destiny, reincarnation and alternate realities where two people may have intersected differently are running themes in "Past Lives," which evokes existential questions of "What if?" for the characters and the viewers alike.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2023
“So many important narratives and efforts have intersected here, but in a way that is very, so far, problematic and frustrating to almost everybody,” said Lisa Daugaard, co-executive director of the Public Defender Association.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
Friends, fantastic news—two water-cooler meme-type topics have intersected in a single story!
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2022
They aren’t just a representative sampling of Ngaba residents; they are people who have intersected with history.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2020
By this time the troops retiring with the King of Prussia from the second battlefield of Auerstadt have intersected RUCHEL'S and HOHENLOHE'S flying battalions from Jena.
From The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy
