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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
Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Balconies are separated by relatively thin partitions, and sound carries easily outdoors.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The largest house was partitioned into two rooms and probably had a mezzanine floor.
—Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The translation destroyed the partition walls that Levi had erected between Turin and Auschwitz, between his life as a man and his life as a non-man.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Balconies are separated by relatively thin partitions, and sound carries easily outdoors.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Verb
The 12-school conference has seemingly partitioned into upper and lower divisions, with two middling teams — Boise State and UNLV — in between.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The largest house was partitioned into two rooms and probably had a mezzanine floor.
—Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partition
Noun
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The memorial is made up of a garden with 50 granite steps leading to a massive tablet carved with a portion of his inauguration address from 1961.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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Blanche said later at the hearing that the DOJ wasn't abandoning the tax portion of the settlement.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Some of the provisions include allowing sidewalk cafes to have removable railings or fencing as dividers from the public sidewalk, prohibiting solid walls in the right of way, and allowing solid walls and windscreens in outdoor areas that are not in the right of way.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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This fabric shoe organizer holds up to 16 pairs with adjustable dividers for different shoe sizes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Noun
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With an upcoming split from the Rangers in the works, the team’s billionaire owner has a chance to cash in on the orange fever.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The current split is a 20-8 Republican advantage.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Finding out the appropriate way to segment the market, determining the right segment to target, and positioning the company in the eyes of customers will enable a company to allocate its resources effectively.—
Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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But violence has since roared back, in part because armed groups have taken advantage of peace negotiations with Petro’s government to make territorial gains.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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All three of the women at the center of Starry were staunchly individualistic and gravitated differently toward and then away from a sense of being part of a group.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Noun
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And then, way out beyond the left field fence, Drew Anderson rose from his seat and started throwing.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Griffith tracked a ball off Howell’s bat to the fence and stuck her glove over it to rob Howell of a grand slam in the fourth inning.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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But Hartman's water system is on the brink of collapse, prompting SB 157, which allows for rapid dissolution under certain circumstances.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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Again, as Bungie’s only game now with nothing else greenlit, that could lead to the slashing or shutdown or dissolution of the studio entirely.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three can be divided into elite clubs, those from the level just below and the wealthy middle-class, respectively.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The False Comfort Of The Status Quo With firewalls in place, VLANs dividing the network and perimeter defenses monitoring network traffic, security and business leaders often believe their current controls are enough to hold attackers at bay until the next investment cycle.—
Jaushin Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Partition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partition. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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