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
Martinelli’s case, similar to the whispers that have emerged this week around Lewis-Skelly, is an example of moving parts within a labyrinthine beast of a transfer system. Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Swaths of Europe are enduring their fifth heatwave of the year this week, with parts of Britain, France, Spain and Italy under extreme heat warnings. Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Residents have also voiced concerns about unauthorized people in other parts of the building. Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Hernandez and Wahab will face off again in November to fill a full term starting next year to represent the 14th congressional district that encompasses parts of Alameda County, including the cities of Fremont, Hayward, Dublin and Livermore. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Bondele was among hundreds of Ebola response workers in Bunia who staged strikes and protests over unpaid wages in recent weeks, at times abandoning health facilities and disrupting parts of the response as the outbreak continued to spread. ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 That puts Alaska, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and parts of New York firmly in play, with the deepest views in Fairbanks, Alaska, and northern Maine. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The new map reshaped Ogles’ district, which will now stretch from south of Nashville to parts of Memphis. Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Within museum walls, visitors encounter not only objects and displays but one another — people of all ages, speaking different languages, from different parts of the world, from all socioeconomic levels, races, religions and experiences. Ronald Leopold, Chicago Tribune, 6 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
  • Those cells can be loaded with Tomahawk land-attack missiles as well as hypersonic vehicles.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Despite their mass, the mammals do know how to accelerate in water and on land.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Bose Smart Ultra soundbar separates different aspects of sound such as the music, dialogue, and effects into various areas in the room to make your audio sound more immersive.
    George Yang, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, a state senator, points to his record in Tallahassee as what separates him from the rest of the field.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Pitch a idea for a team huddle, and let your expressive style set a cooperative tone that moves decisions forward.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The judge’s order paused the rollout of the surcharge on high-value second homes in the city while a lawsuit brought by a group of homeowners moves forward.
    Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Backups Lan Larison, Jam Miller and Myles Montgomery worked apart from Maye and the top three backs during a walkthrough 11-on-11 period that, in a regular-season setting, usually divides the starters from the scout-teamers.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But today’s Court often divides along stark ideological lines, and the liberals often sound truly distraught in their dissents.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hermione, overcome with grief from the sudden death of her other son, collapses and dies offstage.
    Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the first-season finale, Rhaenyra suffers a miscarriage after learning that the Greens facilitated Aegon’s coronation — Alicent’s eldest son rises while Rhaenyra’s youngest child dies.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Aubergine from Relais & Châteaux grand chef Justin Cogley features an eight-course tasting menu that changes daily and showcases the local region’s bounty with an elevated French flare.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Both teams went 5-5 in the regular season last year and will compete in difficult regions again this season.
    Jack Leo, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The newer Kobe variant diverges by employing Knicks blue and orange through a splatter pattern on its eyestay panel and heel counter, as well as underneath a translucent blue outsole.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • But the federal body’s definition of this population diverges from prior definition, and the Independent Autism Coordinating Committee spent a chunk of its meeting yesterday discussing its own definition and plans to help that population.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed some summer exits Marc Casado and Roony Bardghji were last minute cuts from the group that travelled to Italy, which was reportedly a surprise to the players themselves.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Recruitment staff were made aware before last season ended that exits were required to raise funds to sign new players.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Parts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parts. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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