subdivided

verb

past tense of subdivide
as in divided

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  1. divided
  2. dissected
  3. bifurcated
  4. separated
  5. bisected
  6. split
  7. cleaved
  8. quartered
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  • Overall, the picture by market remained sharply divided in June.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Committee term limits have divided congressional Democrats, and attempts to impose them have come up short in previous years.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of divided
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  • Dylan’s live shows are dissected by fans in a way most artists’ aren’t.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • The robots moved tissue and dissected around the gallbladder.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of dissected
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  • London said the rental market is bifurcated, with older apartment complexes generally fuller than newer ones.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • The market has also bifurcated, favoring experienced sponsors.
    — Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of bifurcated
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  • June Nielsens Less than a point separated the top-three stations in Los Angeles during the June ratings period released last week, according to Nielsen.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 20 July 2026
  • All activities are governed internally, legally separated from market operations, and configured to support sovereign readiness—never exposure.
    — Alfonso Cahero, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of separated
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  • The car had to be redesigned to accommodate the new structure, which is dominated by large glass panels and bisected by a central strip that runs from the windshield to the rear of the car.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino, Hotel and Spa is located adjacent to the mammoth Thornton Quarry, a south suburban landmark bisected by Interstate 294.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of bisected
Verb
  • Having split his rehab between his native Australia and the States, Toohey remained in touch with his Warriors teammates and the team’s medical staff, even if their ability to help him was limited after the Warriors waived him in December.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Using that Ducato model as its starting point, Westfalia splits it into three separate levels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
Definition of split
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  • In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • For years, Seattle’s waterfront was isolated and written off as a tourist trap thanks to a double-decker highway that cleaved it from the rest of the city.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of cleaved
Verb
  • The biggest games, the greatest stages, have been quartered off by a velvet rope.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 13 June 2026
  • This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of quartered
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