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as in portion
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
one of the partitions of a prefabricated house
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the partition of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
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as in to segment
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Recent Examples of partition
Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Another possibility is in-theater partitions that allow guests to text while not bothering other customers, which was tested by Megaplex Theatres last year.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
The first step is to partition the chip into high-level functional blocks, such as CPU cores, memory blocks, and so on.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The alarm was at once sounded by ringing the school bell and the fire department responded and had water on in a very short time, but the fire being all through the building inside the walls and partitions, its progress could not be checked.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Another possibility is in-theater partitions that allow guests to text while not bothering other customers, which was tested by Megaplex Theatres last year.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
The United Nations adopted a plan to partition Palestine into Arab and Jewish states.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
The first step is to partition the chip into high-level functional blocks, such as CPU cores, memory blocks, and so on.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partition
Noun
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These include a change to the portion of state Medicaid costs borne by the federal government, which is currently at 90% for states that elected to expand their eligible Medicaid population.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The biggest portion of those cuts would be a reduction in K-12 funding by more than $4.5 billion.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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Fine, gauzy textiles are used directly within many of the pieces, as well as in the form of a subtle room divider — the closest thing to an internal wall in the main space.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Undeniably glamorous, this 8-foot-long folding room divider is one-of-a-kind.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
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However, Hall only appeared in the premiere episode of the show due to his split from Haack.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Huss stars in The Four Seasons as Terry, Anne's new boyfriend following her split from Nick.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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The Erie Canal and New York State’s other canals are segmented and managed by a series of locks, lift bridges, guard gates and movable dams that control water flow and vessel traffic.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Another method involves segmenting your savings by time horizon, allocating funds for short-, medium-, and long-term needs.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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In March, Howell issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from implementing key parts of the executive order.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans on May 2 to slash its budget by $300 million in fiscal year 2026, reduce staffing to 1980s levels and dissolve its research and development office as part of a sweeping overhaul of the agency.—
Valerie Volcovici,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Hats, shirts, jackets, jerseys, cards, and assorted trinkets continue to disappear as quickly as the baseballs Ohtani routinely hits over the fence.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The vehicle came to a rest near the 400 block of W. 112th Street after striking the victim and a fence.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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Following the dissolution of their Philadelphia math-rock band Palm in 2023, founding members and singer-guitarists Eve Alpert and Kasra Kurt took time off before forming Kassie Krut with their Nicks and Grazes producer Matt Anderegg.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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Elsmore has been a court referee for the Second Judicial District, which encompasses Ramsey County, since January 2023, presiding over dissolution, custody, support, domestic abuse and harassment matters.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If there’s rent or a mortgage, is the cost divided in half or according to square footage?—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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On May 10, Valparaiso University will divide its commencement into two events, with the College of Business and College of Arts and Sciences ceremony starting at 9 a.m. and the ceremony for the College of Engineering and College of Nursing and Health Professions starting at 11 a.m.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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“Partition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partition. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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