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
Channels would connect different parts of the system, while the flexible fibers would regulate fluid movement and retain information. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Thursday will be another hot day for the Southeast and south-central US, but the big temperature swings will begin in the Plains and parts of the Upper Midwest as the cold front continues its slow journey east. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 This just feels like two parts that are fitting together beautifully to create something bigger than the both of us. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The strongest winds are expected in the Sierra, Southern Central Coast and parts of the North and East Bay. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The studio has already applied parts of the approach to Netflix productions. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Tell your creative teams which parts of their work AI won’t replace, then make your staff part of the testing. — Rumman Chowdhury, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 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
  • Badly injured, Captain Machchhar somehow opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower al-Hammami, and two off-duty pilots to take control of the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Food fried in beef tallow lands crisper and less greasy than food fried in seed oils, with a deeper savory flavor cooks notice right away.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Visibility separates data that can strengthen an AI workflow from data that has no business being there.
    — Nick Burling, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Action Emergency Management, who is working with the building inspector and fire officials, says a firewall separates the two structures, so residents who live on the left side do not have to evacuate.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Such plaudits raise the question of how Movistar Plus moves forward from here.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The mountains east to Hickory could see an average 3 or 4 inches of rain before the system moves from the region by Sunday afternoon, NWS meteorologist Chris Horne told The Charlotte Observer.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Each cell type is characterized by particular gene-expression settings, which are inherited when a cell divides.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The armed immigration agent then shoots Melanie in response, and his partner subsequently dies.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And then imagine what happened when early August came and then Elvis (Presley) dies.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The next day, Ukrainian drones hit the company's major data center in the Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow, disabling part of the facility, Yandex said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The film will be shot next year in Switzerland and Cordeirópolis, a municipality in the central region of the state of São Paulo.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Where Ayaneo’s remake really diverges from the original is with eight additional buttons including X and Y action buttons plus four extra shoulder buttons on the top edge.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That diverges significantly from other perpetual futures products offered internationally.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While some companies made dramatically bitchy exits from the state in recent years, there are signs that several are itching to get back to the golden coast.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • And with that, Dunham has to get to dinner and then off to Film Forum, and Cassel exits onto the stormy street.
    — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026

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

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