subdivides

Definition of subdividesnext
present tense third-person singular of subdivide
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Verb
  • Over four seasons, FX's The Bear has been one of the best TV shows ever to explore how food connects us and divides us, featuring tremendous performances and surprising twists.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
  • The prospect of more drilling divides some Alaskans.
    Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 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
  • The three-part docuseries, directed by Nick Green and told by key players inside the courtroom, dissects the trial of Michael Jackson and his complex legacy.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 May 2026
  • Song Exploder is the default setting for the best music podcast, while One Song, which dissects one iconic song every episode, and provides a deep, humorous, and technical analysis of a single track’s production, history, and cultural impact goes largely unnoticed.
    Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Hobart City attorney Heather McCarthy said the petitioners will need to provide the city with an approval letter from NIPSCO since a NIPSCO line that bisects the property is owned by that utility.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • With a rock in a sock, Racine cleaves her own bloody swath down her father’s path, embracing her genetic destiny.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The pitching splits between home and road have been stark.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
  • Because once a workforce splits into AI haves and have-nots, rebuilding organizational trust becomes far harder than deploying technology in the first place.
    Matt Rosenbaum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Stepping inside, visitors are greeted by a double-sided masonry fireplace that anchors the entryway and separates it from a cozy sitting area and an open dining space.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
  • One of the drones hit the roof of an apartment building in Galați, a town on the river Danube that separates Romania, Ukraine and Moldova.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The agreement, reached this week and approved by county supervisors Tuesday, resolves two of the remaining six claims in the case.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • The settlement resolves the state's claims against the companies but does not cover claims against shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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“Subdivides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivides. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

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