subdivides

Definition of subdividesnext
present tense third-person singular of subdivide

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The company divides services into distinct phases — typically including investigation, resolution and ongoing support — helping taxpayers understand how their case progresses from evaluation to resolution.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the two men were hit near the ceasefire line that divides Gaza, with one half under Israeli military control.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • And the Roundtable dissects the news that the Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, and pays tribute to the late Rob Reiner.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Rancho Cordova was shaped in part by Folsom Boulevard, which bisects the densest section of the city and served, historically, as a highway stretching northeast from downtown Sacramento, said City Councilmember Linda Budge.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.
    SHIRA EFRON, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Consider the unending angst about the team’s former name, which still cleaves fans into opposing camps.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The barrier not only separates two empires and ideologies, but cleaves the psyches of the characters themselves.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Troy Hawke, a comedian and internet personality, is the on-screen host for the audience and splits us into blue and red teams.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • His basic first and second half splits (like a batting average against that rose by more than 50 percentage points and a walk rate that rose by 5 percentage points) can convey the same message.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Without that key step, you can’t be classified as a true star; the presence of those fusion reactions, where hydrogen gets fused into helium, separates stars from all other heavenly bodies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The deer can occasionally be spotted on the lawn that separates the casitas from the main building and on the paths through the property.
    John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The settlement resolves creditor disputes and sets the stage for a potential cleanup, with an investor already negotiating to acquire the property.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The simulations relied on direct numerical simulation, a method that resolves all relevant turbulence scales without using modeling assumptions.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Subdivides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivides. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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