subdivides

Definition of subdividesnext
present tense third-person singular of subdivide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivides
Verb
  • Netflix divides its huge subscriber base into thousands of these smaller communities, based on viewers’ past viewing behavior.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Ellenberg noted that this history matters today since hate often begins not with violence but with language that divides and moments that make people feel more comfortable to look away than to speak up.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 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
  • 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
  • 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 BenQ’s from so many 4K models is its 16-element lens.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2026
  • That is what separates enduring leaders from temporary unicorns.
    Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Oversight identifies problems faster than the Bureau resolves them.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The agreement, which was hammered out over more than a year, resolves existential questions about TikTok’s future.
    David McCabe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Subdivides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivides. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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