Meaning & use
Intersects
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Crosses or meets at a point, or shares an area, feature, or interest with something else.
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Main Street intersects Fifth Avenue two blocks from the courthouse.
Her research intersects economics and environmental science.
A note on using this word
In geometry, two lines that intersect share exactly one common point unless they are the same line, a concept widely borrowed to describe overlapping ideas or paths.
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crossesmeets
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