subdividing

Definition of subdividingnext
present participle of subdivide

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Verb
  • Taste is a global force, driving migrations, shifting investments, and dividing us into groups and tribes.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • That said, finding the answer to how much silver $500 will buy isn't as simple as dividing that amount by today's spot price.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Even in ordinary moments—sharing tea, splitting food, laughing in the snow, dancing at weddings—Minnesota feels alive.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Instead of one big weekly grocery trip, shoppers are splitting their carts between a warehouse club and a traditional supermarket.
    Alexandria Mansfield, Florida Times-Union, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin isn’t budging on his decision to keep the party’s internal report dissecting 2024 election losses under wraps — despite previously committing to releasing it.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Commenting, forwarding, debating, dissecting.
    Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.
    Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • This also happens at a moment where the venture capital goalposts are moving—the industry is bifurcating into asset managers and smaller shops, while politics is becoming an increasingly complicated flashpoint.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hurzeler’s side are down to 14th, the same number of points (eight) separating them from West Ham in the relegation zone and Brentford in seventh.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Management also said that Viasat continues to evaluate strategic options, which include potentially separating the company’s government and commercial businesses.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And of course, from a more skeptical perspective, the whole project could be described as cleaving close to the wisdom of the strippers in Gypsy.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rød-Larsen and Juul were among those involved in facilitating the landmark Oslo Accords aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the 1990s.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The state also entered into a handful of Assurances of Voluntary Compliance, or AVC agreements, which require companies involved in CTDPA violations to provide a clear plan for resolving incidents and ensuring data security.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Subdividing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdividing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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