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segmented

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verb

past tense of segment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of segmented
Adjective
Floor plans are also becoming more segmented, with larger homes organized into distinct zones. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026 In the United States, Loum-Martin noticed social circles often remain segmented, with African Americans in one place, while Caribbeans and Africans occupy other places, respectively. Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 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 See All Example Sentences for segmented
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segmented
Adjective
  • In the comics, a Lantern’s ring has several powers in the ballpark of creating physical objects out of light and pure will, but none of them to date — save for John, in one specific story — have been able to store someone’s consciousness.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While Comer didn’t give a specific location where the breakdown occurred, daytime temperatures in the South China Sea in late July averaged between 89 degrees and 98 degrees Fahrenheit (32 to 37 Celsius), weather records show.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Was the discursive thread accidental, or emblematic of the two poles the AI industry is now bifurcated between?
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • London said the rental market is bifurcated, with older apartment complexes generally fuller than newer ones.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Adjective
  • Another season of limited minutes and the potential for a big sale could plummet.
    Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The unions offered limited press coverage at the start of the event before the doors close.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Men’s domestic cricket in Pakistan, aside from a brief spell from 2019 to 2023 while former Test captain Imran Khan was the country’s prime minister and instigated change, is divided between teams from regions and departments.
    Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Customer data, inventory visibility, budgets, and decision rights should not remain divided by channel.
    Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Every other event that should be played in a venue no bigger than 20,000 must be selective about going to a football stadium.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Bitcoin emerges as a key escape route, offering unparalleled portability and protection against selective taxation or confiscation, allowing capital to exit before traditional avenues become crowded.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts, is a notable example of an urban reversal of the 1950s and 1960s highway expansions that occurred across the United States that dissected many cities into sections and separated neighborhoods.
    Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Zahavy dissected the process that went into Albert Einstein’s formulation of his General Relativity Theory, noting that the scientist’s thinking evolved through three phases – deduction, induction, and finally, abduction.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Holding an incomplete vote, or one that feeds into any narrative of the winner being illegitimate, would be a tremendous gift to Moscow.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • On the eve of the new season, Iraola’s squad remains incomplete, particularly in attacking areas.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The car had to be redesigned to accommodate the new structure, which is dominated by large glass panels and bisected by a central strip that runs from the windshield to the rear of the car.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino, Hotel and Spa is located adjacent to the mammoth Thornton Quarry, a south suburban landmark bisected by Interstate 294.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

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“Segmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmented. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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