partitioning

present participle of partition

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Verb
  • In Topawa, guests visit the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center to learn how the desert’s original stewards have flourished for millennia despite the modern line dividing their ancestral lands.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Today’s wealthy are increasingly dividing their fortunes between multiple advisors based on their specialties, rather than relying on one or two trusted firms.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Explore both options carefully, then, and don't discount the advantages of splitting your funds among both accounts, too.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • The case made its first emergency trip to the Supreme Court in February, 2022, when the Justices, splitting 5–4 (Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberals), overturned the lower court’s order and granted Alabama’s request that elections proceed that year under the discriminatory map.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.
    Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Canada is diversifying its partnerships but not decoupling.
    Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
  • Congress should enable American consumers by expanding HSA eligibility to all Americans, decoupling HSAs from high-deductible insurance plans, and expanding HSA-eligible expenses to prioritize wellness and longevity through prevention, fitness, health program memberships and screenings.
    Deborah Autor, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Storm forecasts on the horizon Hundreds or even thousands of shooting stars may be seen burning through Earth's skies each hour during one of these intense meteor storm events, though the distance separating micrometeoroids in space would still likely be measured on the order of miles.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2026
  • Every month, the site drops new fashion finds, but for the untrained eye, separating the newness from the nostalgia is no small feat.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.
    Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The seemingly throwaway reference is actually the result of years spent dissecting Dion's every move with the dedication of a method actor preparing to portray a historical figure.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • Not just beat reporters, mind you, but fan sites, Substacks, podcasts and YouTube channels, all of which spend eight months dissecting every name at every position — a media climate befitting modern college football.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • According to the firm, Kutner has been involved in resolving approximately 40,000 cases over the course of his career and has represented clients seeking compensation for a variety of injury claims.
    Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • While resolving the Iran conflict is complex and there are many non-economic considerations, those realities do not excuse political theatrics.
    Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
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“Partitioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partitioning. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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