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
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The border wall begins at the Pacific Ocean, bisecting the half-acre Friendship Park.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Money is also going to the Miccosukee Tribe, whose lands in Miami-Dade County have been bisected.David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
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An accounting office could segment Wi-Fi users by business versus individual clients, automatically sharing different tax planning resources with each group.Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Hauenstein said Delta is looking for new ways to segment its cabins after the carrier — and rivals — spent years breaking coach class into options like premium economy, extra-legroom seats and basic economy.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
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Soon after Taylor's death in 1895, his land on both sides of Lake McDonald — predecessor to Lake Austin — was subdivided and sold.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
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Additionally, more than 14 acres may be subdivided and built on.Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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And the House Democratic caucus has been divided over whether to touch the minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
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At the time, the three-story building was divided into two units: a one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit where Barack lived, and a two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom duplex above.Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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That edge is somewhat novel in Star Wars’s universe of smugglers, which typically feels bifurcated between scoundrels with a heart of gold and petty criminals who are rarely more than their base nature.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 June 2024
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One example is the need to bifurcate amounts into pre-2020 and post-2020 amounts.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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What transpired over the next few days and how Wood ended up drowning in the dark waters off the coast of the island has been dissected for decades.Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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This is a high-profile case that’s been dissected many times.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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The artichoke may be quartered before steaming 40 to 50 minutes.Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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Colby-Jack cheese slices, quartered (24 small squares total), divided 1 oz.Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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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 17 Dec. 2024.
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