sectioning

present participle of section

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sectioning
Verb
  • The train then collided with the trailer, separating it from the cab, breaking it into multiple parts and rolling it.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
  • New Jersey is creating a stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs, separating it from military operations in a move aimed at improving oversight of services for veterans and their families.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Foo Fighters followed suit in May, severing ties with their kit man, Josh Freese, to pursue a different creative direction following the death of their longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins, in 2022.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Loro Piana has reaffirmed its commitment to improving its supply chain auditing, severing ties with suppliers found in violation of its agreements, as did Valentino, Giorgio Armani and Dior.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brighton & Hove Albion are poised to name Jason Ayto as sporting director after parting company on Friday with technical director David Weir.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Kuwahara and Fox/Bento Box are said to be parting on good terms, with both the exec and the company opting not to renew his contract.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Achieving multiplatinum certification in America after selling over 8 million copies and spending seventeen non-consecutive weeks at #1, Synchronicity left Sting with few creative or financial reasons to remain in the fragmenting band.
    Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • An expanding iron-ore mine and a deposit of rare-earth minerals are fragmenting the land and altering ancient reindeer migration routes.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tamsin points with her chin at a splintering sign planted in the sand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Advertisement But even such splintering policies impact all of us.
    Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Sectioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectioning. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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