trisect

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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. 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
  • On one side, cars speed past on the two-lane road that bisects the southern part of the state.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 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
  • 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
  • Its trailing branches are flat, green and segmented without sharp spines.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In an effort to secure the funding needed to update its schools, the Cajon Valley school board this month passed a resolution of intent to subdivide the district into what are called school facility improvement districts, or SFIDs.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Two years ago, a firm brought the council plans to subdivide the northwest section of the mall property to build a hotel, but that project has yet to materialize.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
  • By the end of the 20th century, the assignments bifurcated.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The site is being divided into several parcels, one destined for a Yokohama-like building with an attached hotel, another for housing, a third for shipping perishable freight.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Polls show the nation is sharply divided over the issue of American citizenship for newborn children of unauthorized immigrants.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The discussion gained traction on Reddit, where contributors dissected both the concept and execution of the video, which is initially available exclusively on Apple Music and Spotify rather than YouTube.
    Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • And, right now, after Woods was arrested for DUI, the surprising connection is once again being dissected.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 30 Mar. 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 3 Apr. 2026.

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