as in decomposition
the process of dividing something into parts or segments
the segmentation of the population
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Recent Examples of segmentation
To do this, retail banks can apply advanced segmentation techniques that tap behavioral data and real-time patterns to illuminate the needs of customers.
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Jeffrey Todd, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Intelligent segmentation builds it.
—Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
The right hand also doesn't appear to show typical segmentation of the fingers.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
Dedicated strategists now guide client relationships and business needs from the inside out, ensuring decisions ranging from audience segmentation to creative execution are intentional and coherent.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jeffrey Todd, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Intelligent segmentation builds it.
—Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
The right hand also doesn't appear to show typical segmentation of the fingers.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
Dedicated strategists now guide client relationships and business needs from the inside out, ensuring decisions ranging from audience segmentation to creative execution are intentional and coherent.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for segmentation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segmentation
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After extinguishing the fire, officials found Robert Hill, 44, deceased with severe burns, apparent head trauma, and signs of decomposition, according to Melesa Johnson with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Authorities located a body in the front trunk of the Tesla that was in a state of decomposition, LAPD sources said.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Within the past month, the demonstrations have toppled one country’s government and contributed to the dissolution of another, as well as resulting in hundreds of arrests and injuries and dozens of deaths.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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In June, Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition narrowly survived a push for early elections, which could have led to the dissolution of his government and advanced an election set for October 2026.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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And while that’s all well and good, Versant’s mechanism of distribution would seem to undermine the broad steps forward the WNBA has made on the audience acquisition front.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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From the time it was created, OnePay’s big advantage was in its distribution channel.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Segmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmentation. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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