SUBDIVIDE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

subdivide

verb

Definition of subdivide

as in to divide

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Recent Examples of subdivide Last session, legislation was introduced in Annapolis that would have allowed 10,000-square-foot lots to be subdivided into two lots – but only where public water and sewer were available. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 The parcel, which previously was used for a village pumping station, was subdivided into quarter-acre lots. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 The council’s unanimous decision to rezone and subdivide the dogleg of land into smaller parcels follows the guidance of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. — Mark Dee may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026 Two years ago, Affirmed Housing went to the Board of Supervisors with a request to subdivide a 5-acre commercial property in the Rescue and Cameron Park areas so a future project there could qualify for an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subdivide

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Double-height elements in the facade divide the tower into four sections.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
California voters are divided on taxing the rich, according to a new poll.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of divide

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The impasse dates back to summer 2023, when the City Council bifurcated the new collective bargaining agreement with the FOP.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
The screen is sometimes bifurcated between Carter’s livestream, which itself gets clogged with fan comments and emojis, and people watching it in Japan.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bifurcate

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This natural process splits water molecules and steadily produces pure hydrogen gas within the surrounding rock formations.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
The two began dating in 2021 following Giancola’s split from ex-fiancé Christian Biscardi.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of split

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Once a week, a group of former drug-traffickers gather in a small recording studio on the outskirts of Rio to dissect their past lives of crime and those of their guests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The couple doesn’t appear in public together very often, so there’s not even that much to dissect.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissect

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This is a great opportunity to segment and target donor audiences, particularly those making gifts close to or under $1,000.

— Dale Bannon, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
An Audience Simulation Agent can segment audiences and simulate how individual groups could react to a message before its release.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of segment

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The glow of her computer occasionally caught her sharp cheekbones and bounced off her chin, highlighting the thin tattooed line that bisects it.

— Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The largest building on campus is 350,000 square feet, the width of one football field and about three fields long, bisected by a single 900-foot hallway.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bisect

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Interlune’s system cools the gas down to near absolute zero, using cryogenic distillation to fractionate the two isotopes.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025

Definition of fractionate

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Recent history recalls plans to partition Iraq into ethnic substates.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
In August 1947 the Indian subcontinent achieved independence from British rule but was simultaneously partitioned into the separate countries India and Pakistan.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026

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