PARTITIONING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

partitioning

verb

present participle of partition

as in dividing

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Experts, however, say the vaccine is safe and effective, and research indicates dividing it into multiple shots has no health benefit.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Of course, there are different genres, and dividing into different genres is OK.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of bisecting

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With other phones, even something simple like replacing an aging battery often requires melting adhesive, prying apart fragile glass panels, and decoupling cables.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
By decoupling the supply chain at these nodes, a company prevents the bullwhip effect.

— Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of decoupling

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Set within its own natural lagoon on the southernmost tip of the Raa Atoll, the ocean stretches out as far as the eye can see, with hardly a blip separating sea, horizon, and sky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
A couple years before that, the state began disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islanders, by separating Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups.

— Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of separating

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Graduate students on Rochman’s team are dissecting fish and finding that manmade bits ingested by some of their catch passed from stomachs into filets.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Last Friday, Jason Arday was found dead in his home in London amid a media tempest dissecting his backstory.

— Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissecting

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Debt relief companies charge fees based on the amount of debt enrolled or the amount saved through settlement, which means resolving $50,000 in debt can come with substantial additional costs.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
The payout is part of a massive multistate settlement resolving claims that Meta intentionally designed its products to be addictive and knowingly exposed young people to mental harm.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

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