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Recent Examples of subdivide
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.
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Parcels on the block had been subdivided, depressions in the curb laid for future driveways.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Between every frame a disjunctive gap intrudes, subdividing the whole back into its parts, and thereby confronting the viewer with the plethora of copy culture, a barely manageable immensity of data.
—Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
Others contain heavy metal doors, with pull-down handles, opening onto side decks that were once used by sailors to move around the ship but now are subdivided into private, sea view balconies.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Parcels on the block had been subdivided, depressions in the curb laid for future driveways.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Between every frame a disjunctive gap intrudes, subdividing the whole back into its parts, and thereby confronting the viewer with the plethora of copy culture, a barely manageable immensity of data.
—Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
Others contain heavy metal doors, with pull-down handles, opening onto side decks that were once used by sailors to move around the ship but now are subdivided into private, sea view balconies.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivide
Verb
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Discussions have been held about dividing Madrid’s football operations from their business operations and letting speculators invest in the latter — although how (or if) that would work in practice is a moot point.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Most herbaceous perennials that spread or clump can flourish when divided every few years, such as hostas, coneflowers, daylilies, phlox, and bee balm.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Especially given the value of sports rights, some programmers could also bifurcate their rights.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since the political rise of Trump in 2016, social media largely bifurcated into two distinct camps on either side of the MAGA divide.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a rare example of agency for a beneficiary community, 21 emerging Indigenous leaders recently crafted selection criteria, evaluated applicants and picked two dozen finalists to split a pool of $720,000.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The dying relative, Mitch explained, was willing to take the fall for Scott’s killing; then someone else would turn him in, claim the reward money, and split it with them.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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And then there’s what typically happens after the initial cut—a surgeon doing a breast augmentation will dissect through layers of tissue to carve out a space for the implant.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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The first six months are spent dissecting every detail.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The problem can be further segmented into specific problematic orbits, according to Darren McKnight, senior technical fellow at LeoLabs, which performs high-resolution debris tracking for private clients and government agencies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2025
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The base can be flipped over and the underside is segmented to carry cupcakes more securely or use as a serving dish.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps the most intriguing thing shown here are the tracks bisecting Park Street.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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Rancho Cordova was shaped in part by Folsom Boulevard, which bisects the densest section of the city and served, historically, as a highway stretching northeast from downtown Sacramento, said City Councilmember Linda Budge.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Meanwhile, muntins are the thin, vertical and horizontal pieces of wood that form a pattern within that latticework and provide structure for fittings such as Shoji screens and Fusuma sliding doors that are used to partition rooms in a house.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 1920, the British government, under the Government of Ireland Act, partitioned Ireland, carving off six counties in the north and setting up the Protestant majority government of Northern Ireland.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Subdivide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivide. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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