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
Noun
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Based on the level of decomposition, officials estimated she had been dumped from the overpass at least a month earlier, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Before storing the bodies in the crawl space, Gacy used lime to hasten the bodies' decomposition.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a member of the leading council, went on to aid President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's dissolution of the council, but later came to oppose the move as the rift between two men deepened.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Recovery already underway While the impacts of Melissa are still occurring, recovery is expected to be a greater challenge than usual this year with the dissolution of US AID.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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In another wrinkle to the current Disney/Google standoff, Justin Connolly, Disney’s former head of distribution, joined YouTube as VP of global head of media this spring.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The popular distribution executive was a mainstay at international markets and will be sorely missed.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Segmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmentation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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