SECTIONING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

sectioning

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present participle of section

as in separating

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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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Video from the area showed large groups of migrants entering Ceuta through the Tarajal border area, with many arriving by swimming around coastal barriers separating Morocco from Spanish territory.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Since separating, the two have remained amicable co-parents, often praising one another in interviews.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026

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The next afternoon, in Central Park, a 15-year-old boy named Shavod Jones shot McDonald three times, severing his spinal cord and paralyzing him from the neck down.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The ongoing housing crisis, characterized by soaring rents and unattainable mortgages, is profoundly disrupting communities, forcing displacement and severing crucial relationships.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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But every dish gets a twist, or a zing, or a moment of cloud-parting clarity.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
The sympathy Reese garnered translated online to further resentment for Clark among Reese's supporters, as Reese's parting image as a college basketball player was that of a teary-eyed victim.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026

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After decades of prestige living on the small screen, that is fragmenting under streaming’s shift toward free and ad-supported models, structurally vacating the premium tier.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
For nations, that means charting new routes through a fragmenting global order.

— Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

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Israel has become a splintering issue in the Democratic Party, particularly on the left flank, leading up to this week’s vote, as support among Democrats for Israel has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026
The global technology stack is splintering into rival blocs that no longer share standards, priorities, or even a common definition of winning.

— Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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