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as in portion
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
one of the partitions of a prefabricated house
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the partition of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
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as in to segment
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Recent Examples of partition
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2026
In 1947, the United Nations adopted a partition plan that contemplated two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
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Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
Once dark and partitioned into too many small rooms (like many other historic homes in the British capital), this Victorian house in East London has benefitted from the interior design prowess of Rose Hanson and Charlotte Tilbury.
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Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The architect replaced rigid partitions with a curtain system to separate the bedroom, which then benefited from better airflow and light.
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Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2026
In 1947, the United Nations adopted a partition plan that contemplated two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
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Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Verb
In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
Once dark and partitioned into too many small rooms (like many other historic homes in the British capital), this Victorian house in East London has benefitted from the interior design prowess of Rose Hanson and Charlotte Tilbury.
—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partition
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Damaged or bruised portions of fruits and vegetables should be cut away, or the produce should be discarded, and produce should generally be refrigerated within two hours of purchase, per MCHD.
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Temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s across a large portion of the central and eastern United States, with some communities seeing multiple days of hot and humid conditions before the Fourth of July holiday weekend arrives.
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Some still come to pick a fight over Lincoln as a uniter or a divider, a figure to be lauded or loathed, or connect Lincoln to modern divides.
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The Supreme Court has declined to resolve whether innocent taxpayers can face unlimited IRS audit exposure when a return preparer commits fraud, leaving a split in the federal courts intact.
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Sara Foster still lives with her ex, Tommy Haas, two years after their split.
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Finding out the appropriate way to segment the market, determining the right segment to target, and positioning the company in the eyes of customers will enable a company to allocate its resources effectively.
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If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.
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The goal is to redirect human advisors toward the parts of a deal that require judgment and trust.
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Asked Monday what the best part about being back has been so far, a big smile crept across Watkins’ face.
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The first batter Barnes faced, Jonah Heim, deposited a 444-foot home run on the roof of the Dodgers’ clubhouse beyond the center-field fence.
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According to Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service, roughly 70 fence post tops were also thrown into the pool.
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Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
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Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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The revelation has divided Jefferson descendants for decades.
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The sale sees the property divided into three lots with two buildable, giving the opportunity to create a treasurable family compound in rural seclusion just a 30-minute drive from the island’s main towns.
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“Partition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partition. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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