segments 1 of 2

noun

plural of segment
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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segments

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of segment
as in quarters

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Recent Examples of segments
Noun
Mehta had been leading L3Harris’ space and mission systems and communications and spectrum dominance segments. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 This foundational process involves systematically exploring emerging trends, product solutions, customer segments, and economic sales drivers. — Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Postpartum wristbands gained traction across the country through health awareness campaigns fueled by social media posts and evening news segments. — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 ShipSticks, which helps transport golf clubs and bags, is featured in different segments of the program, says Weitz, which requires golfers to figure out logistics for equipment. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Mehta most recently was the company’s president of the Space & Mission Systems and Communications & Spectrum Dominance segments. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 The video became a sensation, viewed, in segments, more than two and a half million times. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026 Korean Central Television this week also aired segments on managing health during extreme heat, recommending drinks to hydrate and offering advice on swimming and outdoor exercise. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 The House had already passed a separate measure in June that would provide aid to Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segments
  1. parts
  2. bifurcates
  3. portions
  4. splits
  5. sections
  6. divides
  7. members
  8. dissects
Noun
  • Martinelli’s case, similar to the whispers that have emerged this week around Lewis-Skelly, is an example of moving parts within a labyrinthine beast of a transfer system.
    — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Swaths of Europe are enduring their fifth heatwave of the year this week, with parts of Britain, France, Spain and Italy under extreme heat warnings.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of parts
Verb
  • While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
  • For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2021
Definition of bifurcates
Noun
  • Markets targeting parts of South Carolina also reach portions of North Carolina and Georgia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Another mother, whose daughter is also serving on the carrier, said sailors are receiving smaller portions of food.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of portions
Verb
  • Rather than one long conveyor, Ford is using a new assembly tree process that splits the vehicle into three sections — front clip, rear clip, and battery deck — which enables better access so more operators can work on the vehicle at the same time.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Haynes launched a successful coaching program and now splits her time between houses in Palm Coast and Tampa.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of splits
Noun
  • Rather than one long conveyor, Ford is using a new assembly tree process that splits the vehicle into three sections — front clip, rear clip, and battery deck — which enables better access so more operators can work on the vehicle at the same time.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Engineers can estimate the depth of the damage using methods such as petrographic analysis – cutting thin sections from the wall and examining the microcracking under a microscope.
    — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sections
Verb
  • The Hamas official also said the group’s leader demanded that Israel halt its attacks on Gaza and withdraw to the Yellow Line, which divides the territory into Israeli military and Palestinian sections, before beginning implementation.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The 50/30/20 rule is a budgeting framework that divides your take-home pay into three categories.
    — Javier Simon, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of divides
Noun
  • Roughly 30 spectators, many of them Antioch members, observed Friday's hearing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The ship has experienced intermittent food shortages, low supplies of hygiene items, and problems with the water system, sailors and family members told CNN.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of members
Verb
  • This German production, predominantly shot in Ukraine, carefully dissects how a gender transition and Russia’s invasion converge on the love between Olya (Tania Myronyshena) and Oleh (Markus Bright).
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the dark comedy Maddie’s Secret, Early dissects the odd eroticism of online food content.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Definition of dissects

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