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
William Earl, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
The new hybrid system, which Hyundai will roll out over models in other segments, locates the main electric motor between the gasoline engine and transmission.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
In previous studies, botanists have cut the saguaros into segments to better understand their inner architecture, testing a cactus’s flexibility by adding weights to the different sections of the column.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The company’s operating profit jumped 10% compared to the same period last year, while revenues rose 5%, driven by gains from its Imaging & Sensing Solutions and Music segments.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
AccuWeather also will support CNBC, with daily segments on Morning Joe and Squawk Box.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
These updates highlight Xpeng’s broader strategy to diversify its portfolio across both hybrid and fully electric segments, catering to different customer needs while strengthening its position in the Chinese market.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Still, both Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue make name-brand products in segments where consumers are less likely to shift to store brands, including hair care, skin care, feminine products and mouth care, according to Circana.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
In-between filming segments for Live, O'Connell caught up with Ripa and Consuelos in Ripa's dressing room.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
The countdown originating from Chicago will join the traditional segments that notch the last seconds to midnight in New York and the Spanish-language countdown that comes from Puerto Rico.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
The new hybrid system, which Hyundai will roll out over models in other segments, locates the main electric motor between the gasoline engine and transmission.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
In previous studies, botanists have cut the saguaros into segments to better understand their inner architecture, testing a cactus’s flexibility by adding weights to the different sections of the column.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The company’s operating profit jumped 10% compared to the same period last year, while revenues rose 5%, driven by gains from its Imaging & Sensing Solutions and Music segments.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
AccuWeather also will support CNBC, with daily segments on Morning Joe and Squawk Box.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
These updates highlight Xpeng’s broader strategy to diversify its portfolio across both hybrid and fully electric segments, catering to different customer needs while strengthening its position in the Chinese market.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Still, both Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue make name-brand products in segments where consumers are less likely to shift to store brands, including hair care, skin care, feminine products and mouth care, according to Circana.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
In-between filming segments for Live, O'Connell caught up with Ripa and Consuelos in Ripa's dressing room.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segments
Noun
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The parts were gradually lining up for a potential return to the five-piece Rumours-era roster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Mayo Clinic explains that it’s often not found until the cancer has already spread to multiple parts of the body.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This includes much of Tennessee and Kentucky, southwestern West Virginia, far western portions of Virginia and North Carolina, northern Alabama, northeast Mississippi, northwest Georgia, as well as southern portions of Indiana and Ohio.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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In areas with heavy winter snowpacks, the snow acts as a great insulator, protecting the underground portions of the plant.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the years since the acquisition, sections of that property were sold off, including a plot with a large log house Tobolowsky built for the family.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Feature Film of a Director, ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal and special sections such as Macabre Dreams, Docu-Montage, Experimental Films, UNICEF and Restored Classics.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In fact, at least 50 members of the Association of University Presses currently publish books in translation every year.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The employees are all members of a union local known as University Professional Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Further encouraging campers to stay outdoors, the Walkabout splits those two entry doors with an outdoor cooking station.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Continuing on, the RichTok creator addressed how the couple splits their finances.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Food apartheid in Metcalfe Park Census data show how sharply the food access crisis divides Milwaukee.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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What divides him from Burton is that Hopkins, by a miracle, summoned the clarity to renounce his own destruction.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At the Hotel Tyrol in the Italian Alps, lepidopterist Charlotte Wright of the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a leader of Project Psyche, dissects the yellow tiger moth captured near the stone hut.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dill’s lab, which dissects ticks to check for Lyme and other diseases, seemed far removed from campus culture wars.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rancho Cordova was shaped in part by Folsom Boulevard, which bisects the densest section of the city and served, historically, as a highway stretching northeast from downtown Sacramento, said City Councilmember Linda Budge.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.—
SHIRA EFRON,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Segments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segments. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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