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
Ditch Demographics for Behavioral Clustering Using Traditional segmentation methods seems to have failed Kohl’s.
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Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 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
Delta says segmentation is coming to high-end cabins Of the 92% of eligible voters who cast ballots, 71% voted against the contract, the union said.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 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
Delta says segmentation is coming to high-end cabins Of the 92% of eligible voters who cast ballots, 71% voted against the contract, the union said.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segmentation
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The issue of decomposition The research centered on a type of battery known as LNMO (composed of lithium, nickel, manganese, and oxygen).—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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On August 13, the bodies of the four men were discovered in the Parisian municipality of Choisy-le-Roi in varying states of decomposition.—
Philippe Cordier,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Rumors have swirled about personal and financial tensions that led to the dissolution of their professional relationship.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Khloe Park, who formerly used the name Khloe Couleé, also posted about the dissolution of her relationship with her drag mother on Instagram, taking her thoughts to the grid.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
4 Sep. 2025
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Burns was indicted by a grand jury in Fayetteville in November and pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in February, according to court documents.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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During a conference call with reporters earlier this week, NFL EVP of media distribution Hans Schroeder confirmed that the calendar loophole in the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 that allowed for two years of late-summer Friday dates will temporarily close in 2026.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Segmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmentation. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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