subdivides

Definition of subdividesnext
present tense third-person singular of subdivide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivides
Verb
  • On the other side of the great river that divides them, the Republic of the Congo has led a somewhat less eventful existence.
    Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Continue reading … DIVIDED HALLS – Johnson insists US 'not at war' after closed-door Venezuela briefing divides lawmakers.
    , FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 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
Verb
  • Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • And the Roundtable dissects the news that the Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, and pays tribute to the late Rob Reiner.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.
    SHIRA EFRON, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The barrier not only separates two empires and ideologies, but cleaves the psyches of the characters themselves.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • According to Harper's Bazaar, the royal family splits their time between the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen and the Chancellery House at Fredensborg Palace, located on the island of Zealand in Denmark.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Clarke, whose splits and underlying numbers were dominant again, set up Fiala for two shot attempts, the second of which generated a rebound and created a scramble.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • What separates toxic ambition, for you, from the simple act of wanting something and trying to get it?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The design will retain the outdoor sculpture garden, but the garden would include a new free-to-all arts education center and reading room, and the tall steel fencing that now separates the garden from the public along El Prado and near the Old Globe theater campus would be removed.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Bahari Makmur Sejati has been placed on an import alert, which prevents any of their food products from entering the United States until the company resolves any conditions that could have caused the exposure.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by James Campbell and the Liberty Justice Center after Campbell was removed from an April 15, 2024 board meeting and banned from attending meetings for 90 days.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Subdivides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivides. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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