intersect
verb (used with object)
to cut or divide by passing through or across.
intersected
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past participleof intersect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof intersect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
intersectverb (used with object)to cut or divide by passing through or across.
Example Sentences
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She describes their sparkling years of early adulthood, when their lives intersected with an array of luminaries that included Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
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
Cummings’ career intersected with the CIA from the start, a fact he never denied, for it added an air of mystery to his often mundane gun-selling operations.
From Slate ● May 25, 2025
It was here that my journey into bathing culture intersected with the pioneering work of Leonard Koren, who began documenting L.A. bathing culture back in 1976 with Wet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
The Three Lions Inn was located in the Madeleine neighborhood of Paris where two roads intersected at sharp angles, making the building wedge-shaped like a four-story slice of cake.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
