subdivide

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Recent Examples of subdivide And each genetically distinct type can be further subdivided based on its axon endings. Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 Forbes estimates that the place—which Adams subdivided and now rents out, earning him up to $55,000 annually, according to his disclosure—is worth almost $2 million today. Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Their shrewd negotiators would undoubtedly invoke American precedent to subdivide their political entities. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 This is also the reason that Paso Robles is subdivided into 11 American Viticultural Areas or AVAs. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subdivide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivide
Verb
  • On our trip to Greenville, Victor stopped at a road that divides two burial grounds in town.
    Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
  • What's Next Breastfeeding often divides public opinion, and will likely spark similar debates online in the future.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • That edge is somewhat novel in Star Wars’s universe of smugglers, which typically feels bifurcated between scoundrels with a heart of gold and petty criminals who are rarely more than their base nature.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • His schedule became bifurcated between the two lives — early mornings sharpening, late nights cooking.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After a tumultuous on-and-off-again relationship, Tran and Brown officially split in late 2014.
    Alex Heigl, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • The song was released in 1973, only a few years after The Beatles split, highlighting how quickly the two reconnected.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Melly dissected the song in a 2018 video with Genius, a media outlet that posts song lyrics and frequently interviews artists about the meaning of their music.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • There’s purpose in that focus, but there’s also vulnerability in choosing to show up pregnant, powerful and unapologetically herself, knowing the world will try to dissect it.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • In the same report, Vizient highlights that a midwestern health system segmented their patients into three groups: loyal, splitter and uncommitted.
    Corey Scurlock, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Erie Canal and New York State’s other canals are segmented and managed by a series of locks, lift bridges, guard gates and movable dams that control water flow and vessel traffic.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • The city’s roads and walkways are steep, bisected by narrow footpaths, all displaying wares or services for sale.
    Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
  • The number is bisected by emotional devastation and in that second half, Lawrence dazzles.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cosmos 482 separated into four pieces, two of which remained in Earth's low orbit and decayed within 48 hours, and the other two pieces went into a higher orbit.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 May 2025
  • Let the chicken cool completely before storing it in the fridge, and separate the meat from the bones for easier reheating.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
    WWD, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week.
    Carly Miller, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

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“Subdivide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivide. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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