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as in portion
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
one of the partitions of a prefabricated house
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the partition of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
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as in to segment
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Recent Examples of partition
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
The partition triggered mass migration and sectarian violence that killed hundreds of thousands of people, including Singh's grandfather.
—Sushmita Pathak, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
The federal government built I-70 across the Babe Denny neighborhood in the early 1970s, displacing hundreds of residents, partitioning communities and flattening homes.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
After knockout gas fills the limo, the partition drops to reveal that the Front Man is riding shotgun.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
The partition triggered mass migration and sectarian violence that killed hundreds of thousands of people, including Singh's grandfather.
—Sushmita Pathak, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
The designer’s team instead partitioned it, with a living area separate from the sleeping area.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
The federal government built I-70 across the Babe Denny neighborhood in the early 1970s, displacing hundreds of residents, partitioning communities and flattening homes.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partition
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The Tuesday, January 7 episode of Wheel was a special one as current host Ryan Seacrest paused the game portion of the show to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the various folks who work on the program.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Washington — The Justice Department urged a federal appeals court in Atlanta on Wednesday to clear the way for the release of a portion of special counsel Jack Smith's report detailing his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.Robert Legare, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Also, its compression feature keeps everything as compact as possible, and its divider separates clean clothes from used items.Madison Yauger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The main compartment, which also has an elastic mesh divider, zips across the top of the bag.Clint Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
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Now, Hague is giving her followers a more intimate look into her life with Bambi — and her split from Fury — in the Prime documentary Molly-Mae: Behind It All, which hits the platform on Jan. 17.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Meta announced a $4 million donation split between CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the company while both Netflix and Comcast pledged $10 million donations to multiple aid groups.CJ Haddad, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Travel companies can segment their customers into different groups: leisure or business, luxury or budget, family or solo traveler.Angus McDonald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Or, like Swarovski is doing by segmenting its collection into identifiable tiers, which the brand calls its ‘complications,’ targeting different product-price profiles.Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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In 1983, Wilson drowned at Marina Del Rey. Wildfires, fueled by the Santa Ana winds, initially broke out last Tuesday in the Palisades, before spreading to parts of Malibu and Santa Monica overnight.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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Best Practices From Experience Your employees are one of the most important parts of your brand.Maged el-Malecki, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Some reportedly had to scale fences and break through barricades to enter the building and participate in the vote.Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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As The Athletic outlined, there is even a bizarre plot behind turnstiles 42 and 43 of the East Stand, bought privately for £180,000, which temporarily housed a metal container and a fence leading nowhere.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the meantime, Trudeau said Canada's governor general had accepted his request to prorogue Parliament, suspending proceedings without the dissolution of parliament, until March 24.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Any business left unfinished at the time of dissolution will fall away, and any bills that have not received royal assent cannot be carried over to the new government.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip exports, dividing the world into roughly three tiers of access.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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Other volunteers set up in the job center’s parking lot to divide donations into care packages of food, toiletries, water and clothing.Yvonne Condes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Partition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partition. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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