as in parts
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
I think I lost one segment of this model kit
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Recent Examples of segments
Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 May 2026
Designed as a central hub, this fourth module will provide several docking interfaces and a specialized airlock for spacewalks, while serving as the primary mounting point for two upcoming laboratory segments.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
Work is often nonlinear and can feature interviews, sound bites, scripted segments, sound effects, and music.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Crunchy yet tender romaine lettuce shares the spotlight with crisp, peppery radishes and sweet pops of juicy orange segments in this salad.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
In this unfortunate category, Amazon’s new feature for generating mini-podcast segments that shill for products on its shopping platform really takes the cake.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Apple reported increases across all business segments and geographical regions.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Promoting a film involves all these social segments, podcasts and new platforms.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Evidence from deregulated market segments shows that removing these regulations would cut the same premiums substantially.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
The analyst highlighted that the company’s first-quarter revenue and operating income surpassed the Street’s consensus estimates by 2% and 15%, respectively, with all segments faring better than expectations.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 May 2026
Designed as a central hub, this fourth module will provide several docking interfaces and a specialized airlock for spacewalks, while serving as the primary mounting point for two upcoming laboratory segments.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
Work is often nonlinear and can feature interviews, sound bites, scripted segments, sound effects, and music.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Crunchy yet tender romaine lettuce shares the spotlight with crisp, peppery radishes and sweet pops of juicy orange segments in this salad.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
In this unfortunate category, Amazon’s new feature for generating mini-podcast segments that shill for products on its shopping platform really takes the cake.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Apple reported increases across all business segments and geographical regions.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Promoting a film involves all these social segments, podcasts and new platforms.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Evidence from deregulated market segments shows that removing these regulations would cut the same premiums substantially.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segments
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This includes soaring gas prices at the pump, seesawing stock markets, rising food and fertilizer prices, higher shipping-insurance costs, and fuel shortages that have touched off violence, work stoppages, and profiteering in parts of Asia and Africa.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Higher consumer prices led Italians to buy Parmigiano Reggiano less frequently and in smaller portions, though the number of households purchasing it remained stable.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The district, which includes more than 950,000 residents, lies north of Houston and Galveston and spans portions of Montgomery, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson and Galveston counties.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
Noun
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From certain side sections, the rear screen was nearly useless.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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News of the troop withdrawal drew swift condemnation from Democrats in Congress and members of a hawkish Washington think tank.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Carly will modify her design according to the needs of future exhibitions, which include shows with Karen Kilimnik and Joseph Geagan; the latter’s will incorporate portraits of members of the Vegas scene, Carly among them.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Verb
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While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
6 Dec. 2025
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For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos.—
San Francisco Chronicle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 July 2021
Verb
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The new map splits that into three districts, all of which tilt Republican, and Castor's seat now includes more conservative rural areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Murray’s shooting splits, dragged down by his 4-for-17 Game 6, were just as unflattering.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
Verb
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At the end of the fiscal year, the DOC determines its spending across areas like prison upkeep, the cost of settling lawsuits and workers’ claims, then divides that cost among all the people who were incarcerated at the time, Barrett said.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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The model divides decision-making into three layers, including base, action, and evaluation.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dolan dissects his estrangement from his mother after forty years of attempts at peace, and weaves in research and reportage about child abuse and trauma.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Each installment dissects the making-of of a show, novel, painting, song, or other work through conversations with artists and their artifacts.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Segments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segments. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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