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
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Filming for this season’s segments at the six restaurants all took place in February, with Fieri visiting each spot with his son and fellow Food Network personality, Hunter.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Within that growth, expedition cruising has emerged as one of the industry’s hottest segments.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Microsites for specific campaigns or audience segments.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Recent news shows the company reported substantial growth in its Health & Science Technologies on its first quarter earnings call, with 10% increase in orders in its core segments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
These are enveloped, negative-strand RNA viruses whose genomes consist of three segments.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Work is often nonlinear and can feature interviews, sound bites, scripted segments, sound effects, and music.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Crunchy yet tender romaine lettuce shares the spotlight with crisp, peppery radishes and sweet pops of juicy orange segments in this salad.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Noun
These appear when the intense, unresolved light from the AGN interacts with the geometry of Webb’s hexagonal mirror segments and the support struts of its secondary mirror, slightly bending the light and creating the characteristic pattern.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Filming for this season’s segments at the six restaurants all took place in February, with Fieri visiting each spot with his son and fellow Food Network personality, Hunter.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Within that growth, expedition cruising has emerged as one of the industry’s hottest segments.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Microsites for specific campaigns or audience segments.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Recent news shows the company reported substantial growth in its Health & Science Technologies on its first quarter earnings call, with 10% increase in orders in its core segments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
These are enveloped, negative-strand RNA viruses whose genomes consist of three segments.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Work is often nonlinear and can feature interviews, sound bites, scripted segments, sound effects, and music.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Crunchy yet tender romaine lettuce shares the spotlight with crisp, peppery radishes and sweet pops of juicy orange segments in this salad.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segments
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What to do nearby The sea around these parts is where legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Max Schuemann, another righty, hasn’t shown much at the plate over parts of three big league seasons.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The amount will depend on the number of valid claims submitted and the amount remaining in the fund after portions are distributed to pay attorneys, expenses and other fees.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Led by Chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC accused ABC’s The View of not complying with the equal-time rule, even though the interview portions of talk shows have historically been exempt from the rule requiring equal time for opposing political candidates.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Later, the Measure M half-cent sales tax, which passed in 2016, plus federal dollars, funded the remaining sections.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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It’s considered one of the most difficult and trickiest sections of the climb to the peak.—
Binaj Gurubacharya,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Many questions from the fair rent commission members on Saturday focused on Sun Communities’ profits compared to the cost of the rent increase to residents.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Because three of the council’s nine members were absent, the council was essentially deadlocked 3-3 on the bus stops.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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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
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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
Verb
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Critics have argued the skyway makes the challenge of filling empty storefronts doubly difficult, as second-floor retail effectively splits a dwindling customer and retail base between two levels.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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The new map splits 19 counties, instead of the 17 that were split in the 2022-2024 map, Long said, and splits 30 cities, instead of 16 in the previous map.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Tennessee's General Assembly approved a new congressional map on May 7 that splits Memphis and divides the city's majority Black voters into neighboring districts, intended to eliminate that state’s last Democratic congressional seat.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The guidance divides defensible space into zones, with vegetation management increasing closer to structures.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Dolan dissects his estrangement from his mother after forty years of attempts at peace, and weaves in research and reportage about child abuse and trauma.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Each installment dissects the making-of of a show, novel, painting, song, or other work through conversations with artists and their artifacts.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Segments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segments. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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