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
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
As was the case in December, while volume was down across all segments, large deals, those above $100 million, did see positive year-over-year growth.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The nothing moment with Strickland shows how he has clearly been permanently altered by this situation, which fits with the closing segments focused on the long-term impact on Wilson’s family and perhaps most potently, on Cash, who still lives in the same apartment.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
While some news segments can be fairly innocuous, others can be upsetting—and those stories can switch from one to the next after only a commercial break.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
Add to that the inclusion of Boys Noize, the German DJ-producer Alexander Ridha, as opening act and collaborator for one of four segments in the show, and Nine Inch Nails sounded as fresh and powerful as ever before.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
Puma introduced Nitro foam in 2021 as part of a broader effort to reposition its performance running category and has since expanded the technology into other segments, including training, basketball and golf footwear.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
The legs are brown or black, ending in yellow segments, says LeBrun.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Never really the choice of donors, never really the choice of a lot of the traditional segments of the Republican party.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
CVs are one of the fastest growing segments in financial services.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
As was the case in December, while volume was down across all segments, large deals, those above $100 million, did see positive year-over-year growth.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The nothing moment with Strickland shows how he has clearly been permanently altered by this situation, which fits with the closing segments focused on the long-term impact on Wilson’s family and perhaps most potently, on Cash, who still lives in the same apartment.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
While some news segments can be fairly innocuous, others can be upsetting—and those stories can switch from one to the next after only a commercial break.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
Add to that the inclusion of Boys Noize, the German DJ-producer Alexander Ridha, as opening act and collaborator for one of four segments in the show, and Nine Inch Nails sounded as fresh and powerful as ever before.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
Puma introduced Nitro foam in 2021 as part of a broader effort to reposition its performance running category and has since expanded the technology into other segments, including training, basketball and golf footwear.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
The legs are brown or black, ending in yellow segments, says LeBrun.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Never really the choice of donors, never really the choice of a lot of the traditional segments of the Republican party.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segments
Noun
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Blizzards buried parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota while torrential rains flooded homes and washed out roads in Hawaii.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Highs above 90 degrees Fahrenheit are expected to be widespread in Southern California, with parts of Arizona and Nevada reaching the triple digits.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Utah man accused of killing Charlie Kirk was back in court Friday as a state judge denied some efforts by his attorneys to restrict public access to court documents while not ruling out the possibility of closing portions of an upcoming hearing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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If there are green runners and leaves among the brown portions, lawns should recover and rather rapidly when consistent spring weather returns.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The piece has eight sections, representing eight rounds of chemotherapy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Real Man Adventures isn’t broken up into chapter-length sections of narrative, but rather brief, discursive essays.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The jury appears to have been persuaded by prosecutors’ argument that the defendants were members of an antifa cell connected to an ideology that calls for the overthrow of the government.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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An overwhelming majority of guests are repeat guests and would readily identify themselves as members of the Tribe of Le Saint Géran.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 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
Verb
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Griffin Creek, a 25-year-old living in southern Oregon and working in IT, makes $20 an hour and splits $1,500 rent for a 900-square-foot apartment with his girlfriend.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Nayak splits a three-bedroom house with two fellow Amazon employees.—
Celia Fernandez
Zachary Green,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The story centers on the daughter of a water tycoon who joins forces with a township gangster to challenge the powerful system that divides their society.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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That spell was broken on Thursday with five People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft operating around the Taiwan Strait over the previous 24 hours, according to Taiwan’s military, with several flying near the median line that divides the waterway.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Segments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segments. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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