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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trisect
Verb
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Perhaps the most intriguing thing shown here are the tracks bisecting Park Street.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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The problem can be further segmented into specific problematic orbits, according to Darren McKnight, senior technical fellow at LeoLabs, which performs high-resolution debris tracking for private clients and government agencies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2025
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The base can be flipped over and the underside is segmented to carry cupcakes more securely or use as a serving dish.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His family reportedly subdivided and then sold off the entire property, including its farmlands, for $4.5 million in 2013.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
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The fields near where her grandfather grew up are now subdivided into small plots full of houses.—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Consumers are also increasingly bifurcated.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Braude described Gaza’s reality as bifurcated.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Senate Republicans are trying to divide Democrats on Thursday with a vote that would pay government workers deemed essential who are working without pay during the shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the trailer, Whitney drops the bomb that she is set to start her own MomTok, as the group continues to be divided.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tallulah’s career was also a vehicle to dissect what makes young people gravitate to — and hate — each other.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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On this week’s Nashville Now, Hale and Halestorm guitarist Joe Hottinger breaks down Nashville’s vital rock scene, dissect the making of Everest, and makes at least one Spinal Tap reference.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But there was no coup insofar as the military remained quartered rather than actively joining the protests or issuing a threat to compel the prime minister to resign.—
John Joseph Chin,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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The closest buck was quartering away to my right, running hard.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.—
Gary Gilson,
Star Tribune,
10 Oct. 2020
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“Trisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trisect. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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