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Recent Examples of subdivide
The property, located on the north side of Route 20 and west of Hilliard Drive, was subdivided into 15 lots in 1988 but was never developed, Latinovic said.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Dollar Point was originally subdivided in 1960, Haug said in an email to the Sacramento Bee.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
At the base, there is retail space for six to nine stores, depending on how they’re subdivided.
—Katherine Marks, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Odd Trousers, for example, were subdivided and labeled Colorful, White, Linen, Gray Flannel, Tan, Checkered, Extra Heavy, and Corduroy.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Dollar Point was originally subdivided in 1960, Haug said in an email to the Sacramento Bee.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
At the base, there is retail space for six to nine stores, depending on how they’re subdivided.
—Katherine Marks, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Odd Trousers, for example, were subdivided and labeled Colorful, White, Linen, Gray Flannel, Tan, Checkered, Extra Heavy, and Corduroy.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivide
Verb
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The brand’s production is divided between Paris and Istanbul, the latter being a city with family ties for India.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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The Oval Office’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ has divided opinion, after estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the policies would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
Verb
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Either way, the mood in Iranian circles close to the regime has bifurcated, I’m told.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2025
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The lineup of partners for the 2025 agreement (The CW, CBS and ESPN) suggests the Pac-12 is prioritizing exposure on linear TV for its longer-term deal — a wise move given how the sport could bifurcate into upper and lower tiers in the 2030s.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Plaid’s bank partnerships avoided years of licensing; TSMC’s $20B chip R&D was split with Apple/NVIDIA.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Read more Climate Change New Microsoft AI Research Edges Towards 'Medical Superintelligence' Nuclear fusion differs from fission, or splitting atoms, which is how nuclear power is generated today.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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From their looks to the culture to the music, fans have been dissecting the film and its characters for any signs of real-life K-pop inspirations.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The hard part is dissecting a legend without soiling a mystery.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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From segmenting your audiences to optimizing ad bids, agentic AI can complete a wide range of tasks at scale.—
Chris O'Neill,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Classrooms are often segmented into teams or cohorts, each assigned labels to reinforce group identity and belonging (for example, red and blue teams).—
Dr. Rami Kaminski,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Lawrence showed him a series of complex, bisected 3-D shapes, then reassembled them into weirder shapes.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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And look: their outfits follow basic tailoring principles: jackets bisect halfway from collar to floor; jacket silhouette flows into trousers.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 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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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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Modern Israel was established following a United Nations plan to partition the territory of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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In 1947, the U.N. voted to partition Mandatory Palestine into two states, one Arab and one Jewish.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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“Subdivide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivide. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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