as in parts
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
I think I lost one segment of this model kit
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Recent Examples of segments
Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Contributing factors include the rising popularity of specific segments (such as sportswear and comfortable clothing), changing consumer habits, social media influence, increasing disposable incomes, and the growth of online commerce.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Some of the state’s most stunning segments include routes that cut through Rib Mountain State Park, home to one of the oldest geological formations on earth, and the Dells of the Eau Claire River segment, which is known for its waterfalls and iconic rock outcroppings.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
The three anthology segments are being directed by Shugo Praico, Joey De Guzman and Ian Loreños.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Also known as a tamarack, western larches are found throughout the Rocky Mountain segments of Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Sep. 2025
Ideas previously pushed by fringe, far-right segments of Israeli society have become mainstream, with ministers openly calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank and for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Watch each of their segments in full here.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
As background, Alphabet offers a wide range of products and services, including advertising, Android, Chrome, hardware, cloud solutions, health tech, and internet services across several segments.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Most vaccines are developed by starting with a dead, inactivated, or weakened pathogen or segments of it.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Contributing factors include the rising popularity of specific segments (such as sportswear and comfortable clothing), changing consumer habits, social media influence, increasing disposable incomes, and the growth of online commerce.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Some of the state’s most stunning segments include routes that cut through Rib Mountain State Park, home to one of the oldest geological formations on earth, and the Dells of the Eau Claire River segment, which is known for its waterfalls and iconic rock outcroppings.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
The three anthology segments are being directed by Shugo Praico, Joey De Guzman and Ian Loreños.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Also known as a tamarack, western larches are found throughout the Rocky Mountain segments of Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Sep. 2025
Ideas previously pushed by fringe, far-right segments of Israeli society have become mainstream, with ministers openly calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank and for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Watch each of their segments in full here.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
As background, Alphabet offers a wide range of products and services, including advertising, Android, Chrome, hardware, cloud solutions, health tech, and internet services across several segments.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segments
Noun
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In recent months, cases in parts of Utah and Arizona have steadily increased.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The agency has also issued freeze warnings and frost advisories for parts of Wyoming and Colorado.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 1993, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute developed a compression technique that eliminated portions of audio that human ears couldn’t detect.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Divide chilled Dough into 8 equal portions, about 1 3/4 ounces each; squeeze and shape each portion into a ball.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The notes — about 30 rows of capital letters, numbers, dashes and parentheses broken into sections — baffled investigators.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The park encompasses 134 miles of that stretch and is divided into 13 distinct sections.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the service, Vice President JD Vance and other cabinet members, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, focused on Christianity and how their faith aligned with Kirk’s, a notable blending of government and religion.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Fans and some media members had started calling for the Bears to consider benching him.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even with one false impression exposed, splits in perception become a running theme of Season 5.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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An Einstein Cross forms when the gravity of galaxies in the foreground bends and splits the light of a more distant galaxy into four distinct images.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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And a road divides the two habitats.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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In Sacrifice, Gavras dissects myth-making in its many forms.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Sep. 2025
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Witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire on crowds in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli military zone that bisects Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Segments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segments. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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