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 electric driveline also has fewer moving parts, which could simplify parts of the servicing routine. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026 A week after record-breaking rains walloped parts of Palm Beach County, some communities are still flooded. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026 The next day, historic flooding tore through parts of the region — washing out highways, triggering rock and mudslides and cutting off communities that have spent more than a week navigating lengthy detours. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026 Slow breathing can mute the response by sending signals to parts of the brain that control your heart and blood vessels. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2026 Lembke discusses the parts of the brain that activate in moments of crisis or transcendence, and the cognitive theories that help explain why uncertainty feels so uncomfortable. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 Insurance industry lobbyists and other groups called the effort a utility bailout and state legislators ultimately resisted key parts of Newsom’s demands. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026 The district has consistently favored Republicans in recent presidential elections, though Democrats have made gains in some parts of Texas. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 The district includes parts of Arlington, Bedford, Euless, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie and Hurst. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 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
  • Hall explained that his family had made it onto their new land but still needed a few materials to get things working properly.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • An adjacent overpass over Agoura Road, as well as a land bridge still being built between the structures, are currently bare.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Two college students in June were reportedly also trapped in the keyhole at Panther State Beach, an opening in the rock that separates it from Yellow Bank Beach.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The project will involve building a flyover bridge to better connect the two areas over existing train tracks in an industrial area that separates them.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The film has to meet the needs of romance, but isn’t that the problem, the expectation that life moves like genre?
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Amtrak and Canal Edge, LLC have an explicit financial interest in ensuring this project moves forward quickly.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • From there, they’re eased gently into a bagel machine that divides the dough into rings.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place.
    — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But beneath the pop-culture surface, this is also a story of families, about all the chatter and the cacophonous who-knows-what that goes on when a parent dies in unusual circumstances.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Her father, Steve Apa, told the New York Times that the cause was rhabdomyolysis, also known as rhabdo, a rare condition in which skeletal muscle breaks down and dies quickly, poisoning the body.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Ukraine said Monday's attack on the same location killed at least 55 people, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Overnight into Sunday, Russia attacked the power grid in the Dnipropetrovsk region leaving more than 600,000 people without electricity, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Coach Tiago Splitter values the way Miller diverges from other young players.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And blondes will find a path that diverges—wintery vanilla for an aloof, icy look or buttery almond for a cozy blonde that still turns heads.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Dry and cool week ahead After the rain exits Tuesday, North Texas will be dry and cool.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Her chances at having a baby only seemed to worsen in 2014, when a colorectal surgeon attempted to reposition her stoma — an opening in the abdomen through which waste exits the body — to make pregnancy possible, but the surgery was unsuccessful.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026

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“Parts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parts. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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