TRISECT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

trisect

verb

Definition of trisect

as in to bisect

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Recent Examples of trisect Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday voted to send the governor identical congressional redistricting bills that would trisect the state's most populous county, despite objections that the plans would remove thousands of Black people in Pulaski County from the 2nd District. — Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 But logistics are complex in this nation of about 50 million people that is trisected by mountain ranges and connected by long desert roads. — Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020 Hicks removed the dividing walls so that the room, running about 88 feet long and trisected by Corinthian columns, could be admired in all its splendor. — Robert O'Byrne, ELLE Decor, 12 Oct. 2018 The concert dramatically trisected his career into three parts: G-Dragon, G-Dragon vs. Kwon Jiyong, and Kwon Jiyong. — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 31 July 2017 Inked boxes turn into squares, and if they’re bisected or trisected, transform into tables with fields that can be filled out. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 23 May 2017

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Verb

Emergency services were sifting through the rubble of what used to be a nine-story building on the left bank of the Dnipro River that bisects the city as the sun rose and fires flared up around it.

— Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The car had to be redesigned to accommodate the new structure, which is dominated by large glass panels and bisected by a central strip that runs from the windshield to the rear of the car.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2026

Definition of bisect

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But traditional toys also showed strength, with the consumer products segment up 5%.

— Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Finding out the appropriate way to segment the market, determining the right segment to target, and positioning the company in the eyes of customers will enable a company to allocate its resources effectively.

— Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026

Definition of segment

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The developers plan to subdivide the land into 25 lots for 20 market rate homes and five homes to be reserved as affordable for lower-income residents.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
The land is around 28 acres and would be subdivided into four separate lots for the rentals with 248 multi-family units across 11 buildings.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026

Definition of subdivide

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Instead, the county approved a four-site plan that excludes Midland while also eliminating Sunday voting — another issue that had divided the board during lengthy negotiations.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Nolan divides the sacking of Troy into two lengthy sequences, both shot under cover of darkness but edited (by Jennifer Lame) with a magisterial clarity.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of divide

Verb

Lyle: What was really important for us with Lottie is that there’s a tendency to want to dichotomize characters in television and film into protagonists and antagonists, or heroes and villains.

— Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.

— Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020

Definition of dichotomize

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