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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sectioning
Verb
  • The first and fifth-place finishes pushed Mercedes further ahead of Ferrari in the constructors’ standings, a 25-point gap separating the two.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Poehler and Arnett welcomed two children together, sons Archie and Abel, before separating in 2012 and finalizing their divorce in 2016.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Leap is predicated on severing attachment to all things (see Laura’s inability to feel love for her baby), but love is a key factor in creating a secure attachment.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Attachment theory pervades an institution that seems fixated on severing teens’ bonds with parents who are invariably discovered to be, if not complete monsters, at least ill-suited for the task of caring for their own children.
    Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His teammates gave him parting gifts – two-run home runs from Hyeseong Kim and Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani’s 55th homer of the season – and sent Kershaw out a winner for the 223rd time as the Dodgers finished their regular-season schedule with a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
  • According to police, scammers are targeting older Bay Staters with a range of schemes aimed at parting them with their savings, from old-fashioned home improvement fraud to newer scams centered around cryptocurrency.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 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
  • On the other hand, an otherwise strong voting bloc can be marginalized by splintering its voters among several districts, thereby diluting its impact.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Video footage shared online shows the window with a large crack right in the middle, splintering off to the sides, as someone placed tape over the glass.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Sectioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectioning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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