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
  • Hurzeler’s side are down to 14th, the same number of points (eight) separating them from West Ham in the relegation zone and Brentford in seventh.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Management also said that Viasat continues to evaluate strategic options, which include potentially separating the company’s government and commercial businesses.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Then, in 2023, longtime member Emilio Ghanem vanished shortly after severing ties with the group, authorities said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • That’s the key point here, as Mafty is an organization that’s aimed at severing the heads of the Federation from their engorged bodies.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Zoom in through the dark clouds parting to reveal a figure falling face downward, clearly a female form in stiletto heels descending toward Earth.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But this time there also are tangible targets for the Heat and the rest of the league, with Ja Morant’s contretemps with the Memphis Grizzlies, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s flailing supporting cast with the Milwaukee Bucks and Anthony Davis’ likely parting from the Dallas Mavericks.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Research indicates that districts with three to eight members are ideal to provide more accurate representation without overly fragmenting the party system.
    Jennifer Lynn McCoy, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Alliances feel shakier, trade is fragmenting, and great powers are jostling more openly.
    Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The strongest internal check might be the American electorate, which would still have the ability to vote Trump’s allies out of office, splintering his coalition and potentially providing the votes for his impeachment and conviction.
    Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Democrats are splintering between more liberal and stricter attitudes toward newcomers to the United States.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Sectioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectioning. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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