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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
Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Bigger numbers have far more partitions: The number 200, for instance, has nearly 4 trillion.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
In 1988, with the first intifada under way, PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat went to the United Nations and accepted Resolution 181, which partitioned the land into a Jewish state and a Palestinian one.
—Dalia Hatuqa, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2017
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Noun
The material became the perfect solution for a corner that didn’t have walls, acting as a translucent partition to section off their space.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Bigger numbers have far more partitions: The number 200, for instance, has nearly 4 trillion.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
The turmoil took place after the 1947 United Nations vote to partition Palestine for Jews and Arabs.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
In 1988, with the first intifada under way, PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat went to the United Nations and accepted Resolution 181, which partitioned the land into a Jewish state and a Palestinian one.
—Dalia Hatuqa, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partition
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Golden State didn’t qualify for the Las Vegas portion of the tournament.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Landeskog did not remain on the ice for the full team portion of the morning skate.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Here, an antique room divider adds depth to a formal living room.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
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Passengers in first class usually have space to spread out and sleep, get higher-quality meals and get dividers for more privacy during the journey.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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While delivered with a smile, the question was deadly serious in a congressional district with such an even partisan split that anything could happen to knock the future incumbent off kilter two years from now, as just happened to Democratic first-term Rep. Yadira Caraveo.John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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By segmenting the categories that will be the big engines this holiday, retailers will have more latitude to be more selective with their promotions.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Labor markets have become less segmented by region and, in some cases, more remote, so techies don’t necessarily have to move to Silicon Valley and autoworkers don’t necessarily have to move to Detroit.Erica Pandey, Axios, 1 Sep. 2024
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Was your family still part of the organization when you were cast out?Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The region’s dry and warmer-than-usual weather has been caused, in part, by a strong high-pressure ridge that parked itself high in the atmosphere over much of the country for several weeks.Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The man ran northwest and jumped fences, witnesses told police.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Just past his backyard fence, gray billows of smoke filled the sky above the ridgeline and flames could be seen chewing through sagebrush just a couple miles away.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Trending on Billboard In a statement posted to social media on Nov. 4, Lambesis reflected on the internal issues that culminated in the band’s dissolution.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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The dissolution of strict gendered dressing is the stale chat of this millennium.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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For about a decade residents and city leaders were divided over how to redevelop the area, with some in support of maximizing the number of housing and office spaces and others resistant to adopting such large projects.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The district runs from the border of Avenida Victoria — which divides the two coastal districts — to the city’s southern end above and below the 5 freeway.Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Partition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partition. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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