1
as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature
several abandoned warehouses in the city's industrial section are being converted into art galleries and artists' lofts
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as in portion
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together
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as in to part
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Recent Examples of section
Steven Gaydos, Variety, 9 May 2025
Next Sunday Coming Sunday, May 18 for Orlando Sentinel subscribers only, a special section introducing Florida’s newest theme park.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
While working in sections can feel time-consuming, sectioning your hair at the right point in your routine can save you a lot of time.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Variety played a not insignificant role in this development as it was invited to have its critics and journalists program an official section of the festival, highlighting the new European filmmakers who were matching and surpassing the Americans in creativity and cinematic ambition.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 9 May 2025
Next Sunday Coming Sunday, May 18 for Orlando Sentinel subscribers only, a special section introducing Florida’s newest theme park.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Verb
Make your comments section a place where real relationships start.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
While working in sections can feel time-consuming, sectioning your hair at the right point in your routine can save you a lot of time.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for section
Noun
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The common element is that a single federal judge in one of 94 regional districts paused a policy for the entire country while the case is being litigated.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Most offer huge returns in terms of location — situated in medieval villages or districts packed with history and scenic views, in quiet and offbeat locations far from the crowds.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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The biggest portion of those cuts would be a reduction in K-12 funding by more than $4.5 billion.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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These include a change to the portion of state Medicaid costs borne by the federal government, which is currently at 90% for states that elected to expand their eligible Medicaid population.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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One of her sons, 11-year-old Yusuf, his head heavily bandaged, screamed in grief as the shroud of his younger sibling was parted to show his face.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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His parting gift might be to broaden some of its horizons, too, and that legacy would extend well beyond his departure.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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But restaurateur Jay Shirodkar has enshrined his latest eats enterprise — Jay’s Steakhouse — in what used to be First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fort Lauderdale’s busy-buzzy Flagler Village neighborhood.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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Concerned about neighborhood character and housing scarcity, the city nixed his demolition proposal in 2016, CNBC reported.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
9 May 2025
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The fact that the team had only participated in 12 races prior to 2010 highlights how, in this F1 era and within a relatively compressed segment of the world championship’s 75-year history, only Mercedes and Red Bull have attained true superteam status.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The San Diego segment of the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo corridor, also known as the LOSSAN corridor, is used by Coaster commuter trains, Amtrak passenger trains, and BNSF freight trains.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Cosmos 482 separated into four pieces, two of which remained in Earth's low orbit and decayed within 48 hours, and the other two pieces went into a higher orbit.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Let the chicken cool completely before storing it in the fridge, and separate the meat from the bones for easier reheating.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Around that time, Carolina snapped into form, preventing clears and forcing Washington’s skaters — particularly center Lars Eller, who unnecessarily played a Carolina high stick to keep the puck in the zone — into poor decisions.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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He was clocked doing 80 mph in a 45 mph zone on US 1 and SW 171st Street, according to court records.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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The expansion of human populations into the wildland-urban interface further fragments bear habitats, displacing the animals and forcing them into closer contact with humans.—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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If the media environment is fragmented, so, too, is the Democratic resistance itself: split, as Kang wrote in this column, in February, among incompatible strategic impulses; severed from a discredited Party establishment but uncertain where to go next; fundamentally leaderless.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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“Section.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/section. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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