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
  • After heading away from land, Polo was forecast to hook back toward Mexico's coast further north on Saturday.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Global food demand is expected to continue rising toward mid-century while agricultural land and water remain constrained.
    — Aidan Connolly, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 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
  • Officials urge residents to use caution Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season.
    — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Officials urge caution Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 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
  • Making people’s lives better does not mean having a symbolic vote on something that goes to the Senate and dies — that’s what the Republicans have done for two years.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Using the X-ray spacecraft XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), astronomers have observed stellar winds from a hypergiant star feeding an extreme stellar remnant known as a neutron star, left over after a massive star dies.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The new study by researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed that the striatum is a brain region involved in moment-to-moment action selection.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Final results from the Swiss government showed 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ask a chatbot an existential question and its response likely diverges from traditional doctrine.
    — Morgan Shipley, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But where each side diverges is on who was seeking revenge, an act that resulted in the death of an unintended victim — Robinson — instead of Bowman.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Portable toilets will be located at most entrances and exits to the fair area.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In flight tests, the tiny drone navigated pitch-black enclosures, mapped unknown room layouts, hugged surface contours, and located exits without a single visual cue.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Parts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parts. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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