sectioning

present participle of section

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sectioning
Verb
  • She wed Thomas Evans in 2022, later separating.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The project features nearly 5,000 feet of new pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, including a dedicated path, new crosswalks and barriers separating vehicles from walkers, according to a news release from Louisville Parks and Recreation.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sheep wag their tails when happy, just like dogs — yet many are robbed of this simple joy in the wool industry, where tail severing is routine.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Still, any Emirati response would likely stop at downgrading diplomatic ties rather than severing them, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
    Yossi Shelley, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That was one guest’s parting words to another, after Tuesday night’s dinner for the inaugural Tom Wolfe Prizes for Fiction & Reportage at the Waverly Inn.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Achieving multiplatinum certification in America after selling over 8 million copies and spending seventeen non-consecutive weeks at #1, Synchronicity left Sting with few creative or financial reasons to remain in the fragmenting band.
    Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • An expanding iron-ore mine and a deposit of rare-earth minerals are fragmenting the land and altering ancient reindeer migration routes.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And privately, the family was splintering.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Kerkering fired a sinker that ran in on Pages’ hands, splintering his bat.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Sectioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectioning. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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