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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This free 728-acre park, bisected by the California and Nevada state line, is open to pedestrians year-round and co-managed by the California Tahoe Conservancy and Nevada State Parks.

— Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Cast-stone columns with ornate capitals bisect the thresholds.

— R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of bisect

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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
The results will help segment POTS patients into more granular cohorts based on the source of their symptoms, rather than lumping them all together as Simo says the medical industry often does today.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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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

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Was the discursive thread accidental, or emblematic of the two poles the AI industry is now bifurcated between?

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
London said the rental market is bifurcated, with older apartment complexes generally fuller than newer ones.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of bifurcate

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Graduate students on Rochman’s team are dissecting fish and finding that manmade bits ingested by some of their catch passed from stomachs into filets.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Who better to help dissect the impasse than someone who was actively involved in NBA front-office negotiations for a living?

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissect

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Recent history recalls plans to partition Iraq into ethnic substates.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
In August 1947 the Indian subcontinent achieved independence from British rule but was simultaneously partitioned into the separate countries India and Pakistan.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026

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