parts 1 of 2

plural of part

parts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of part
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parts
Noun
The result is a diverse take on itameshi — think mentaiko spaghetti, sansho-spiked cacio e pepe, panko Milanese and yuzu spritzes — served with equal parts Italian dolce vita and Japanese hospitality. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 After 17 weeks, watching Gen try and fail and fumble and try again has become one of the most compelling parts of the show for me. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026 This installment will air in two parts, with three more episodes set for October and the remaining six planned for early 2027, though exact dates haven’t yet been announced. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 And while radio and streaming usually end up being bigger and more consequential parts of the Hot 100’s three-component formula in 2026, the third component — digital song sales — shouldn’t be discounted either. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Castellanos said one of the most difficult parts of her husband's detention was trying to keep track of where he was being held as he was transferred between facilities. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Macaday expects the first snowfall to arrive later than average in many parts of California this season. — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 One of the few sane parts of the internet that shows there is still some common sense in the USA. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The trend is less about rejecting smartphones and more about choosing which parts of them to keep. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 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
  • Soon, crew who had been traveling on the plane stepped in to stabilize it, issuing a mayday call and seeking a place to land.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, the film cuts to show our protagonist’s hand hovering in front of a slide projector displaying a plot of cheap land in South Carolina where nuclear weapons were developed during the Cold War.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That production focus separates the project from a purely materials-development effort.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The language surrounding an actual injury tends to be very different from the anticipation of being stabbed – AI should be expected to construct a box for pain that separates it from fear.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Riley was a direct inspiration on the record, and while the Bay Area composer did work with drones, his influence is more poignant here, in the way Schwendener breaks the melody down into pieces and moves them around.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Bits per second is commonly used in BCI research to quantify how quickly and accurately a user can select intended targets, rather than simply measuring how fast a cursor physically moves.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But these genes still get copied every time the bacterium divides, and copying DNA costs energy.
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some may occur randomly when a cell divides and replicates its DNA.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The job is largely a ceremonial post, but if the sitting governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, then the lieutenant governor would be elevated to take over.
    — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When Latif’s wife dies, he’s immediately forced to tamp down on the instincts that have provided for his family and wade unsteady into a world of bottles, transport, and dinner time.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • As reported, Golden Goose continued to deliver strong growth in the first half of 2026, supported by an acceleration in its direct-to-consumer channel and double-digit gains across all regions.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Panic swept through the Irkutsk region of eastern Siberia this weekend following the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That diverges significantly from other perpetual futures products offered internationally.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Planning agents can help make the plan good enough to trust before anything gets built, and then the system can flag only where the result diverges.
    — Corey Ercanbrack, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The museum now has up to six entrances and exits that visitors can come in and out of to curate their own journey.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Phillies’ 2022 World Series loss to the Houston Astros began a streak of five straight postseason appearances with progressively quicker exits — the NL Championship Series, two NLDS exits and now the wild-card loss.
    — Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Parts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parts. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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