subdivided

Definition of subdividednext
past tense of subdivide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivided
Verb
  • Federal and local officials again were angrily divided over who was to blame.
    Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Analysts are divided on the stock, with seven rating it a strong buy or buy and 10 viewing it as a hold.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • They were shared again and again, dissected and debated by journalists, politicians, lawyers, activists and millions of people.
    Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Support and apprehension from lobbyists, lawmakers Almost every lawmaker and lobbyist who testified for or against the bill as it was dissected for hours across three committee hearings supported the bill's intention.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • America’s economy has been increasingly bifurcated for quite some time – with the exception of a few years following the pandemic.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Looking ahead, Rees said the North American consumer is bifurcated, with highly affluent shoppers in great financial shape and a large portion of customers at the lower end who are super cautious about their spending and buying closer to need.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pond sits about 100 feet from the house, separated by an embankment.
    Marissa Armas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Rockets, Lakers, Timberwolves and Suns are all separated by two games in the fourth to seventh positions.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, the trend in recent times has been to rejoin urban neighborhoods that were bisected by interstate highway construction in the 1960s.
    Ian Savage, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That depth matters in a season bisected by the FIFA World Cup, which runs June 11-July 19 and forces MLS into a seven-week hiatus.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Their relationship hasn't been without bumps — the pair briefly split in 2015 — but the couple has managed to weather the ups and downs.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • For a splurge, split a stateroom in The Haven by Norwegian, a ship-within-a-ship concept offering luxury accommodations and 24-hour butler service.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Because of Proposition 50, the current, deep-red district will be cleaved into three pieces.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Close-quartered and stylish, the movie begins at a Gothic New England mansion where the wealthy patriarch Harlan Thrombey has been found with his throat slit.
    Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Subdivided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivided. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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