TRISECT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

trisect

verb

Definition of trisect

as in to bisect

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Recent Examples of trisect 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

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Verb

Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 crossings of the Military Demarcation Line, which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 crossings of the Military Demarcation Line, ⁠which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of bisect

Verb

This is a great opportunity to segment and target donor audiences, particularly those making gifts close to or under $1,000.

— Dale Bannon, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
An Audience Simulation Agent can segment audiences and simulate how individual groups could react to a message before its release.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of segment

Verb

How to travel with a lot of makeup Kasey Spickard, a celebrity makeup artist based in New York City, says his biggest tip is to subdivide when traveling with a lot of makeup.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of subdivide

Verb

An idea is floating around to bifurcate parking meter prices, adding a surcharge of 25 to 50 cents an hour for non-Chicagoans who park in the city, according to Ald.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
The screen is sometimes bifurcated between Carter’s livestream, which itself gets clogged with fan comments and emojis, and people watching it in Japan.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bifurcate

Verb

Several aircraft could divide surveillance tasks or combine their efforts to improve coverage in a particular sector.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Depending on your opinion of him (the fandom is divided), this one might not be your favorite.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of divide

Verb

Anything this pair does for the next several months that is not together will be scrutinized, dissected, interpreted, and ESPN can only blame itself.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
The fallout has been dissected by the public for years, with both Cooper and Franklyn speaking broadly about it.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissect

Verb

Head down, the deer came closer, quartering across the field.

— Don J. Dinndorf, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026
Rather than being pulled or shredded, the pork is quartered, its skin rendered crisp in the oven throughout the day, and then chopped to order by weight and dressed with a South Carolina-style vinegar sauce.

— Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarter

Verb

Meta and OpenAI use virtual machines, which partition a server into several lighter virtual computers, so one server can support scores of users.

— Kif Leswing,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent history recalls plans to partition Iraq into ethnic substates.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026

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