subdivides

Definition of subdividesnext
present tense third-person singular of subdivide

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • When access to capital is restricted, wealth becomes more concentrated and the powerful engine of growth becomes a force that divides rather than elevates us all.
    Jacob Walthour, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In a nutshell, OFDMA divides channels into resource units (RUs), allowing for smaller data packets that can be transmitted to multiple users simultaneously.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 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
  • Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 7 Jan. 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
  • Where Hansen-Løve cleaves closely to her characters, Schanelec takes a step back, filming in long and middle distance shots.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Consider the unending angst about the team’s former name, which still cleaves fans into opposing camps.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Jennifer Pomeranz, a public health law professor at NYU, splits the difference between Faber and McBride, saying MAHA’s voluntary approach is actually working, not despite the chaos, but through it.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • That tension between sweet and savory is what splits jelly bean fans into opposing camps.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The seat, which separates from the aircrew during the ejection process, appears to have sustained damage with a portion of its back structure missing.
    Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This combination of legal excellence and genuine local expertise separates truly effective personal injury representation from the alternatives in a market as competitive as South Florida.
    Anton Lucanus April 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • There is no reason for you to be concerned as the condition almost always resolves itself in a short period of time.
    Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers revealed that this methodology resolves spatial variations in photocatalytic reactivity of nanoscale cocatalysts supported on semiconductors with a spatial resolution on the order of 10 nm.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Subdivides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivides. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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