sectioning

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
  • The challenge for investors is separating technical pressure from fundamental weakness.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • The Grammy-winning rapper, 41, filed for divorce from his podcaster wife, 46, on May 18 after separating May 9, according to a divorce filing obtained and reviewed by the USA TODAY Network on June 15.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Despite a forecast for a less active 2026 hurricane season, experts warn that a single storm can devastate communities by severing critical infrastructure like power and communications.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Pashinyan also repeatedly sought to soothe those fearful of severing ties with Russia, Armenia’s historical protector.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead of seeing that through, Sorsby put the controversy of him playing in 2026 to bed by parting ways with Texas Tech and entering the supplemental draft.
    Nick Harris June 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • The Falcons swapped three spots on their roster Wednesday after mandatory minicamp, adding a trio of United Football League players and parting ways with a group headlined by receiver Casey Washington.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • For many women, night sweats occur repeatedly for years, fragmenting sleep night after night.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026
  • No-cost services are a great option for people looking to reduce monthly expenses amid an ever-fragmenting streaming market.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The storm hit Jamaica on August 12, splintering three hundred homes, and 90 percent of banana crops rotted to black in the post-storm humidity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • The serious journalism Margaret aspires to do is splintering under our distrust of who controls the megaphones.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

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“Sectioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectioning. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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