trisected

Definition of trisectednext
past tense of trisect

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The park, which is bisected by Chipman Road into north and south sections, is home to a skate park, pickleball courts, sand volleyball courts and play areas.
    Nathan Pilling March 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • During the game, Kailey sat with their mother, Carol, in the middle of the stands that bisected each student section.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In Budapest ahead of the vote, people were divided on whether Orbán’s long political rule could really come to an end.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Dining on one popular cruise ship is getting a comfort-food shakeup — and passengers are divided over the change.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For another person, having the flaws in one’s assumptions dissected before an audience of peers might have snuffed out any curiosity about human evolution.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Pritchard dissected Milwaukee’s defense at all three levels during that flurry, converting two layups, two 3-pointers and one nine-foot fadeaway.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now we’re bifurcated, with roughly a third of our households not meeting self-sufficiency standards, and more than a third achieving wealth that was unimaginable a generation ago.
    Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But there’s one factor helping them on Iran policy right now, two decades after Iraq cleaved the Democratic Party in two.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Cyprus was cleaved along ethnic lines in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup aiming to unite the island with Greece.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The judge, Wendy Vitter, had split the case into two separate proceedings.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In the 11th minute, SDFC threatened to take a 2-0 lead when Valakari split a pair of Minnesota defenders before blasting a low attempt from the top of the box.
    Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Police said witness accounts indicate that the couple arrived at Zuri Hotel in Zanzibar on April 4 and had been quarreling frequently until the night of April 8, when hotel management separated them and asked McCann to move to a separate villa about a 10-minute walk away.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Both justices attended Yale Law School, separated by 11 years.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Once they're quartered, drizzle them with cream and top them with white cake mix and butter.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Trisected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trisected. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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