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Recent Examples of subdivide
Additionally, more than 14 acres may be subdivided and built on.
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Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In the mid-1920s, after Nelson’s death, the entire Fair Lea compound was sold to a trio of investors who further subdivided the land to add several additional building lots.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
What seems at first like willy-nilly playfulness is actually carefully ordered design inspired by the rule of thirds, a governing aesthetic principle of fine arts that subdivides a canvas or object into nine equal parts along two horizontal and two vertical lines.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
The architectural gem once housed a single family, but was later subdivided into 16 living spaces as the city’s population swelled in the aftermath of colonial rule in the mid-1900s.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In the mid-1920s, after Nelson’s death, the entire Fair Lea compound was sold to a trio of investors who further subdivided the land to add several additional building lots.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
What seems at first like willy-nilly playfulness is actually carefully ordered design inspired by the rule of thirds, a governing aesthetic principle of fine arts that subdivides a canvas or object into nine equal parts along two horizontal and two vertical lines.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
The architectural gem once housed a single family, but was later subdivided into 16 living spaces as the city’s population swelled in the aftermath of colonial rule in the mid-1900s.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivide
Verb
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Putin sees it as a way to divide the West, analysts say.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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President Trump and billionaire sidekick Elon Musk Tuesday accused the liberal media of trying to divide them to thwart their shared political agenda.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The large headlamp clusters are now horizontally bifurcated by a body color strip creating two slimmer clusters with LED lamps now standard on the 2500 model.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Intel's Core Ultra 200 series is currently bifurcated between two architectures: Lunar Lake, which powers the Core Ultra 200V series of laptop chips; and Arrow Lake, which is included in the Core Ultra 200S desktop processors.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Jan. 2025
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The post quickly gained traction, with Reddit users split over the couple's division of responsibilities.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Just say the family started a barbecue restaurant in 1978 in Collin County, and built a reputation in McKinney and Frisco before two family members split to open The Original Roy Hutchins in Trophy Club.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2025
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For more on Severance, sign up for Severance Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing, dissecting, and debating everything about season two.—
Brian Grubb,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a commentator, Lara Trump since 2020 has hosted a web series entitled The Right View, which features a panel of conservative women dissecting the sociopolitical issues of the day.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Its trailing branches are flat, green and segmented without sharp spines.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Right now, we’re segmented by income, race and politics.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Police removed a car matching the description from Bill Edwards Drive, which bisects the Wittenberg campus, but said nothing suspicious was found.—
Bob Vitale,
USA TODAY,
16 Sep. 2024
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The canal bisects Panama, running 51 miles end to end.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The three dozen options available at every game now are separated into tiers.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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The competition’s overtime rules are also slightly modified from the NHL’s regular season – instead of five minutes, overtime in round-robin games lasts 10 minutes, before a shootout if the teams cannot be separated.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).—
WWD,
WWD,
16 Oct. 2024
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The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week.—
Carly Miller,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2024
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“Subdivide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivide. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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