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Recent Examples of subdivide
Two contractors, Damien Davis and Ken Hoyt, plan to subdivide 30 undeveloped acres south of the North Turkey Creek Road and Starlight Drive intersection into three 10-acre home lots.
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Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
These diagrams break sentences down into noun phrases and verb phrases and then further subdivide them into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and so forth.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
The new owner plans to tear down the lodge and subdivide the property into private homes.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The editor was intelligent and could handle different types of text according to its context, and the user could subdivide the large document workspace into multiple subdocuments, all kept together.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
These diagrams break sentences down into noun phrases and verb phrases and then further subdivide them into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and so forth.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
The new owner plans to tear down the lodge and subdivide the property into private homes.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The editor was intelligent and could handle different types of text according to its context, and the user could subdivide the large document workspace into multiple subdocuments, all kept together.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivide
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The proposal also has divided politicians within the Democratic Party.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Support for Ukraine has divided the GOP for years.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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However, the longer-term consequences could be more profound and bifurcated, a Reuters columnist argued, with governments increasing their support for electrification and renewables, as well as ramping up purchases of coal to reduce reliance on Middle East transit routes.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The seven core collaborators – Kogonada, producer Chung An, producer Christopher Radcliff, producer-cinematographer Benjamin Loeb, and actor-producers Richardson, Mao and Jin Ha – collectively owned the project, splitting responsibilities and working without outside financing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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The last time the jackpot was hit was back on May 2, when two players in Texas and Florida split a $20 million prize.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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In the month since her Netflix debut, viewers have dissected everything about the now 21-year-old Shirilla, who is currently serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life in prison—her first parole hearing is scheduled for September 2037.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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Join forces and sign up for our subscriber-exclusive newsletter dissecting House of the Dragon season three.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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Finding out the appropriate way to segment the market, determining the right segment to target, and positioning the company in the eyes of customers will enable a company to allocate its resources effectively.—
Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The dog is ahead and has stopped by the tree that bisects the diagonal; the girl with the bright red coat who seems to be paused behind him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Awaiting beyond a temple pylon recreated in the Parisian hôtel particulier were a series of columns, each bisected by a large sculpted niche with treasures galore within.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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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
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Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).—
WWD,
WWD,
16 Oct. 2024
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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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Try framing your deck with a thick flower bed to partition the area off from the rest of your yard in a colorful, attractive way.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
3 May 2026
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“Subdivide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivide. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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