sectioned

verb

past tense of section
as in separated

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  1. separated
  2. severed
  3. parted
  4. fragmented
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  • This caused the prehistoric Tethys Ocean, which once separated the supercontinents of Laurasia and Gondwana, to shrink.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers also had to build specialized rooftop facilities and integrate their optics, control systems, communications equipment, quantum sources, and detectors so that equipment separated by 21 kilometers could operate as one experiment.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of separated
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  • Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • According to court documents in Alaska, the biological parents sought an order in California establishing them as the baby’s parents after West severed contact with them in May.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of severed
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  • On the road With the push of a button, the van’s doors parted like an elevator.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • One competitor as a receiver/returner parted Wednesday with the release of Junior Bergen, a 2025 seventh-round practice squad player.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of parted
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  • Not that it’s been fragmented in a detrimental way, but the first three episodes were largely dedicated to establishing the new status quo.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The intent was likely to keep ownership from getting fragmented across potential spouses, grandchildren and subsequent generations.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fragmented
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