partitioning

present participle of partition

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Verb
  • The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
  • According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • After nine years playing in the majors, Hoffman took up coaching in the Dodgers’ minor league farm system, splitting time between managing and coordinating field instruction for player development.
    Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 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
  • The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 June 2026
  • Repair typically requires removing the seat and separating the upholstery to access the element.
    John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 27 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
  • Join forces and sign up for our subscriber-exclusive newsletter dissecting House of the Dragon season three.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, the 11 members of FIFA’s Technical Study Group were busy dissecting every play of every game, taking notes, poring over statistics, watching and rewatching plays and analyzing team performances and emerging trends.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Velo has already handled over 2 million conversations, resolving 72% of customer needs.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • This line is only for resolving issues of ships or possible incidents so that clarification can be made.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 June 2026
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“Partitioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partitioning. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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