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
Strategically chosen—if sometimes artificial—limits and product segmentation have pride of place in Cupertino’s rulebook.
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Craig Grannell, Wired News, 2 Dec. 2025
His emphasis on Zero Trust network segmentation and continuous risk scoring aims to verify, monitor, and measure every connection and process.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
Development teams can automate donor segmentation, generate personalized letters, and identify major gift prospects.
—Elizabeth Kelly, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
Computer vision — which allows machines to analyze and understand images or video — enables tasks such as image recognition, pattern detection, segmentation, and facial recognition.
—Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
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Craig Grannell, Wired News, 2 Dec. 2025
His emphasis on Zero Trust network segmentation and continuous risk scoring aims to verify, monitor, and measure every connection and process.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
Development teams can automate donor segmentation, generate personalized letters, and identify major gift prospects.
—Elizabeth Kelly, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
Computer vision — which allows machines to analyze and understand images or video — enables tasks such as image recognition, pattern detection, segmentation, and facial recognition.
—Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segmentation
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The body of a month-old boy found in a duffel bag stuffed in a closet inside his family’s apartment was in an advanced state of decomposition — and his mother told cops her son hadn’t been home for at least two weeks before being arrested for hiding his corpse, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office determined at the time that Schlake drowned, but his body was in such a state of decomposition that officials could not immediately identify him, said Adam Linhardt, spokesman for the sheriff’s office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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While later albums such as 1979’s The Long Run also ascended to the platinum sales plateau before the group’s temporary dissolution in 1980, the content of Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) and Hotel California provides the foundation on which the Eagles’ long-term success has been built.—
Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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His announcement shocked the global media—and would play a pivotal role in the dissolution of Harry’s relationship with his family, which would culminate in Meghan and Harry’s 2020 decision to step back from senior royal duties and move to North America.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Jan. 2026
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According to Jason Miyares, the former Republican attorney general, House Bill 863 includes proposals to effectively eliminate minimum sentencing for manslaughter, rape, possession and distribution of child pornography, assaulting a law enforcement officer and other repeat violent felonies.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The activity got to be so heightened that the distribution was moved out of Smitten Kitten and to several undisclosed locations.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Segmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmentation. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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