subdivides

Definition of subdividesnext
present tense third-person singular of subdivide
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Verb
  • At the end of the fiscal year, the DOC determines its spending across areas like prison upkeep, the cost of settling lawsuits and workers’ claims, then divides that cost among all the people who were incarcerated at the time, Barrett said.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The model divides decision-making into three layers, including base, action, and evaluation.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
  • For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos.
    San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2021
Verb
  • Dolan dissects his estrangement from his mother after forty years of attempts at peace, and weaves in research and reportage about child abuse and trauma.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Each installment dissects the making-of of a show, novel, painting, song, or other work through conversations with artists and their artifacts.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Israeli military has blown up several bridges over the river – which bisects Lebanon – over the past days, as part of a broader assault in the south.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
  • On one side, cars speed past on the two-lane road that bisects the southern part of the state.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This enzyme cleaves the ester bonds in the neuronal portion of the back retina—the retinal pigment epithelium— to create a usable form of vitamin A, a molecule called 11-cis-retinal.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
  • Altai Mountains, Mongolia Hunting with eagles on horseback is a tradition found in a region of Mongolia that cleaves close to Russia, China, and Kazakhstan.
    Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The new map splits that into three districts, all of which tilt Republican, and Castor's seat now includes more conservative rural areas.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Murray’s shooting splits, dragged down by his 4-for-17 Game 6, were just as unflattering.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Check out our top picks for achieving his look like a bold pair of eyeglasses, clean suit separates, a crisp shirt and standout accessories including brooches, pocket squares and more!
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • But one thing that separates Monroe from his brothers?
    Tracy Kimball, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This study finally resolves the paradox by demonstrating that the secret lies in fluid dynamics rather than in biology alone.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
  • The body, asked to adapt to a threat that never resolves, begins to dismantle itself.
    Big Think, Big Think, 1 May 2026
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“Subdivides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivides. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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