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Recent Examples of segmented
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The nature of the show, which is modular and segmented, is almost tailor-made to be watched on your phone in the subway.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Its most significant physical feature is a segmented tread protruding from its back, and extending to the front of its face.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Despite the size disparity, most isopods share a resemblance, with common features like two pairs of antenna, segmented bodies, compound eyes and four sets of jaws, according to NOAA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Scattered across a chain of subtropical islands in southwestern Japan, buried under rocks, or deep within the region’s humid soil, researchers discovered seven new species with segmented bodies and dozens of slender legs.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The nature of the show, which is modular and segmented, is almost tailor-made to be watched on your phone in the subway.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Its most significant physical feature is a segmented tread protruding from its back, and extending to the front of its face.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Despite the size disparity, most isopods share a resemblance, with common features like two pairs of antenna, segmented bodies, compound eyes and four sets of jaws, according to NOAA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segmented
Adjective
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Passengers should consider paying extra for seat assignments on long flights, when traveling with companions, or if a specific seat type is essential for comfort.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Alternatively, if a seller has listed an item that matches consumers’ searches around specific holidays—Valentine’s Day, for instance—Enhance My Listing might temporarily change the product’s title to garner more search traffic.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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There are about 10 speaking parts, limited locations, and a simple mystery that gets at the crux of how life under the corporation's thumb makes everyone—both humans and robots—vulnerable to harm.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Available for a limited time, Bojangles’ new Watermelon Sweet Tea blends the chain’s legendary iced tea—steeped the old-fashioned way, of course—with real watermelon juice to create a refreshing drink perfect for cooling down on hot summer days.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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The research findings show just how much selective pressure plants face to attract new pollinators.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
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Brookings Institution senior fellow Daniel Hamilton said the deal is highly selective and limited despite Trump promoting it as a breakthrough.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2025
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This tally is an undercount, though, as the EPA data is incomplete.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Wildlife crossing projects for red wolves in North Carolina and Nevada tortoises are among $126 million in federal infrastructure grants to 17 states that U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy finalized from a backlog of 3,200 incomplete Biden-era grants.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Oddly, Long’s name was blacked out of that leaked partial copy of the complaint, but Pryor’s was not.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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The History of Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents, Including Ronald Reagan’s Near-Fatal Bullet Wound in 1981 Brady's wound left him with permanent disabilities, including speech challenges and partial paralysis that required him to use a wheelchair.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Sometimes the internal organs are inspected in situ, but more typically they are removed, washed down, and dissected on a water table.—
Samuel Ashworth,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Each release became an event; her every move was dissected by social media.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 22-year-old right-shot forward was slated to be a restricted free agent this summer.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Wilson was placed in restricted housing while the prison and the L.A. County district attorney’s office investigate the attack.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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This was a narrow approach, aimed at providing vouchers for students in districts that were in receivership (a sort of financial takeover primarily for financial issues).—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Sherrill has held a consistent yet narrow lead in recent surveys.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Segmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmented. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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