parts 1 of 2

plural of part

parts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of part
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Recent Examples of parts
Noun
The swamp hen, known by its scientific name, Porphyrio martinica, mostly is found along the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean as well as parts of South America. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 That leaves more room for the parts of festival life that resist scheduling. Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 In the Northeast, Midwest and parts of the West Coast, rents are definitively higher. Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Skywatchers across parts of Europe and Africa will also see the lunar eclipse. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 One of my favorite parts is the wellness scene in winter, when a dip in the heated pool followed by the sauna makes a cold beach day feel like its own kind of ritual. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 In other parts of New York, flooding caused part of the Long Island Expressway in Queens to close in both directions, according to New York City Emergency Management. CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 The intense storms caused damage across the Kansas City metro area, including to the Roswell Church of Christ in the Quindaro neighborhood, where parts of the church building collapsed. Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 In addition to Southlake, Tri-County provides electric service for a large swath of Northeast Tarrant County, including parts of Keller, Colleyville, Trophy Club and Roanoke, while Oncor covers the rest of the areas. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parts
Noun
  • The ability for those tailings to be stored on land safely is a key debate.
    Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Strancally Castle was built around 1830 on land overlooking the River Blackwater and underwent extensive renovation in 2003, according to a state architectural archive.
    Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The company now reports earnings in a way that separates these hyperscalers into its AI cloud, industrial and enterprise pack.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • However, what separates Snapchat from its competitors, Sunday said, are its features that lead to compulsive use, like a daily streak symbolized with a flame.
    Lauren Linder, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Trainers then lead participants in a 45-minute full-body workout before the class moves into another room fashioned as a recovery space with art and quiet music.
    Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Interestingly, the researchers also found that the three-dimensional arrangement or atomic orientation of the material could create different ray patterns, giving us more control over how heat moves through the material.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On the contrary, each bitcoin divides into 100 million units, called satoshis.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Hamas official also said the group’s leader demanded that Israel halt its attacks on Gaza and withdraw to the Yellow Line, which divides the territory into Israeli military and Palestinian sections, before beginning implementation.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After the child dies, their shares revert to their surviving siblings while the grandchildren receive cash from the life insurance payout.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • College grad dies hours after X2 Christopher Hawley, a 22-year-old recent college graduate, rode X2 in June of 2022 with his cousin and brother.
    Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Yang has described the goal as building DRX into a digital entertainment company that keeps esports as one pillar among several, with Southeast Asia named as a priority region for that growth – a strategy the Jakarta signing puts into practice.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • One in five children in the Kansas City region lacks consistent access to enough food.
    Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That’s probably the area where the internal perception diverges most dramatically from the external perception.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The show diverges from the book’s plot, with some of the storytelling mechanics shifting for the screen.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There have been a lot of ins and outs in the transfer market, with the two biggest exits those of Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski up front.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Jesse Whittock back with you on the international film and TV news train, as the industry exits its quiet summer period and heads for festival season.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Parts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parts. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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