as in decomposition
the process of dividing something into parts or segments
the segmentation of the population
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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.
—
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
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
-
Before storing the bodies in the crawl space, Gacy used lime to hasten the bodies' decomposition.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
-
An anthology of first memories, a meditation on decomposition, spinning constellations—every stanza grapples with change on a private or galactic scale.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The duo released two more studio albums in the ensuing years, The Art of Falling Apart and This Last Night in Sodom; both charted in the United Kingdom, despite the latter’s release after the group’s dissolution.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Oct. 2025
-
The dual actors’ and writers’ strikes disrupted plans to release the movie in the fall of 2023, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter, and from there, strategic disagreements between the studio and MacLachlan led to a dissolution of the relationship.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
From border work to senator funerals to food distributions, see them at work.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Under the pact, Legion M will work with Bleecker to co-finance the film’s distribution and marketing over the entire lifetime of the project.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Segmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmentation. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share