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
Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Never really the choice of donors, never really the choice of a lot of the traditional segments of the Republican party.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Morning programs increasingly try to balance softer segments with news of the day.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
After three segments the lead is five.
—Gary Bedore
march 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Though the first two View segments were heated, an additional Hot Topics discussion led to more lighthearted chatter among the cohosts.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Pivotal’s business will operate across three segments, Karklin said, including personal use, public safety and defense.
—The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
High-voltage isolation, thermal performance, and crash integrity must remain robust even when energy storage is divided into removable segments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
The segments include Hamline Avenue from Concordia Avenue to Selby Avenue, Vandalia Street from University Avenue to Interstate 94, Shepard Road from Springfield Street to Gannon Road, and Childs Road at Warner Road.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
While industry bit growth may be modest in Q1 2026, Chin expects higher pricing across segments to boost gross margins.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Never really the choice of donors, never really the choice of a lot of the traditional segments of the Republican party.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Morning programs increasingly try to balance softer segments with news of the day.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
After three segments the lead is five.
—Gary Bedore
march 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Though the first two View segments were heated, an additional Hot Topics discussion led to more lighthearted chatter among the cohosts.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Pivotal’s business will operate across three segments, Karklin said, including personal use, public safety and defense.
—The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
High-voltage isolation, thermal performance, and crash integrity must remain robust even when energy storage is divided into removable segments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
The segments include Hamline Avenue from Concordia Avenue to Selby Avenue, Vandalia Street from University Avenue to Interstate 94, Shepard Road from Springfield Street to Gannon Road, and Childs Road at Warner Road.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segments
Noun
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As conflict destabilizes parts of the Middle East, the ripple effects are already reaching the region’s luxury economy, which has become a promising growth engine for a struggling global sector.—
Tara Donaldson,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The show is equal parts investigation into the craft of writing and conversation about the topics of an author’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But a tree fell on his home of 20 years, and portions of the roof of a house across the street blew into his yard.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the portions.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Several have been placed around the busy sections of York Boulevard and Figueroa Street, an activist said, inside businesses in the area as well as homes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Including the existing building, new gym, play areas and outdoor sections, the overall size of the education hub would be 89,400 square feet, the proposal stated.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The closing of the Pali Post, as community members affectionately called it, was a direct result of the destruction wrought by the January 2025 firestorm.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Fueled by the retirements of senior members of Congress, six House and Senate seats in the reliably Democratic state are open.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Traditional photon-pair sources rely on nonlinear crystals, where a powerful laser photon splits into two lower-energy photons.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Apocryphal reports surfaced online this week that the Oscar winner was killed in an Iranian missile attack on Israel, where the filmmaker splits his time with LA.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The county also divides properties into appraisal neighborhoods, which may not match how homeowners think about their communities.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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The food and drink Culinary offerings track the seasons through the ancient Japanese calendar, which divides the year into 72 micro-seasons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Segments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segments. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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