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Recent Examples of segmented
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
While Factor's meals are generally enjoyable and reasonably tasty—for whatever reason, the dishes tending toward Mexican food seemed to be better than the rest—there's just no denying that eating food out of segmented plastic tray is, um, uninspiring.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 26 Feb. 2026
Gold said Ascension likely could have blocked the weaker Kerberos implementation in its main network and supported it only in a segmented part that tightly restricted the accounts that could use it.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Some areas are literally single hallways wedged between important rooms with nothing to find, while others are multi-segmented wings of a forest that could easily weave together organically if there wasn’t a mandate to play like a PS2 game.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The cushioned seat lifts up to reveal plenty of space to stash extra linens, shoes, books, clothes, and more, and there’s even segmented pockets for extra organization.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
While Factor's meals are generally enjoyable and reasonably tasty—for whatever reason, the dishes tending toward Mexican food seemed to be better than the rest—there's just no denying that eating food out of segmented plastic tray is, um, uninspiring.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 26 Feb. 2026
Gold said Ascension likely could have blocked the weaker Kerberos implementation in its main network and supported it only in a segmented part that tightly restricted the accounts that could use it.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Some areas are literally single hallways wedged between important rooms with nothing to find, while others are multi-segmented wings of a forest that could easily weave together organically if there wasn’t a mandate to play like a PS2 game.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segmented
Adjective
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Different genes for different cytokines, growth factors or other proteins could be swapped in to target specific diseases of the ocular surface, potentially extending the approach beyond corneal wounds to chronic inflammatory conditions.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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In South Asian households, a child’s disability triggers a specific kind of family crisis that most American clinicians are not trained to recognize.—
Ritu Goel,
STAT,
15 June 2026
Verb
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In this scenario, a member's economic interest and other interests (voting rights and the like) would be carefully bifurcated, with the economic interest being transferrable and the other interests being non-transferrable.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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However, beneath the surface, Cramer said the market has become increasingly bifurcated, with investors piling into a narrow group of artificial intelligence winners while severely punishing companies that disappoint or simply fail to impress.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Like Lucah, many kids in foster care and from families with limited resources can't get braces.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Dec. 2025
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Analysts, however, warned that limited operational capabilities may restrict rapid growth in the near term, reports SCMP.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The three are divided by mountain ranges and rock formations, and drawdown in one doesn't represent groundwater losses for the other, the state water department told The Arizona Republic in a statement.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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People in the comments section are divided over who is wrong in the situation, although many agree that the two no longer seem to be compatible.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The Ranch consists of a selective bunch of professionals that work seamlessly, cohesively together, allowing the Ranch to run efficiently for the guests who traveled from far and near to visit.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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As a trumpeter, Hershberger had been a member of the Kansas City Wind Symphony, a selective concert group based in Prairie Village, since 2011.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Ariana Grande‘s physical appearance has been dissected by the public numerous times over the years, but amid the rollout for the Wicked movies, the speculation has arguably reached a fever pitch — leading the performer to speak out about the issue once again.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 Dec. 2025
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The two then shared a hug on stage that many outlets have dissected.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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So while on paper Mecklenburg’s child care system appears relatively stable — roughly 500 licensed providers, a net gain of licensed slots last year, no mass wave of closures — Hazeldine says that’s an incomplete picture.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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However, the city has repeatedly listed incomplete locations or places that may not be publicly accessible, like private hotel rooms and airport terminals.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Once that ultra-attractive Orioles market was bisected, the dark days began.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
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All that information gets dissected, bisected and digested, and members of Congress and wannabe members of Congress will decide which neighborhoods, not which individuals, are most likely to vote for them.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
20 July 2025
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“Segmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmented. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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