sectioning

Definition of sectioningnext
present participle of section

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Recent Examples of sectioning After sectioning the hair further, Campora treated each two-inch section with Joico's JoiWhip Design Foam and blow-dried with a large round brush, pinned to set and cool. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Kinks are critical in determining where a material deforms, appearing in situations such as metals bending permanently or DNA strands separating.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The hard part is separating the rare earths from the rock, and then from each other.
    Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In response to howls of protest, the commission has agreed to a 180-day moratorium on severing the ties with PBS.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Beyond the energy shocks, Birol said the war is severing ties to some of the vital arteries of the global economy by disrupting other critical supply chains.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Since parting, Shabaka has performed mononymously as a solo flautist and Skinner joined members of Radiohead to form the offshoot band the Smile.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The different hair parting methods has sparked a generational debate online.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • What used to be a huge collective cultural consciousness has been fragmenting and separating out into mini-cultures that don’t communicate with each other.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Now, effects from the fresh conflict in the Middle East are rippling across the region, further fragmenting a once efficient and finely tuned global aviation network.
    Zach Levitt, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The vigilantes in Guajes de Ayala join a volatile landscape of warring armed groups – from cartels with tentacles across Latin America to local mafias – in regions like Guerrero ravaged by splintering cartels for decades.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The vigilantes in Guajes de Ayala join a volatile landscape of warring armed groups — from cartels with tentacles across Latin America to local mafias — in regions like Guerrero ravaged by splintering cartels for decades.
    Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Sectioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectioning. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

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