as in to bisect
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of trisect
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday voted to send the governor identical congressional redistricting bills that would trisect the state's most populous county, despite objections that the plans would remove thousands of Black people in Pulaski County from the 2nd District.
—
Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021
But logistics are complex in this nation of about 50 million people that is trisected by mountain ranges and connected by long desert roads.
—Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
Hicks removed the dividing walls so that the room, running about 88 feet long and trisected by Corinthian columns, could be admired in all its splendor.
—Robert O'Byrne, ELLE Decor, 12 Oct. 2018
The concert dramatically trisected his career into three parts: G-Dragon, G-Dragon vs. Kwon Jiyong, and Kwon Jiyong.
—Tamar Herman, Billboard, 31 July 2017
Inked boxes turn into squares, and if they’re bisected or trisected, transform into tables with fields that can be filled out.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 23 May 2017
Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021
But logistics are complex in this nation of about 50 million people that is trisected by mountain ranges and connected by long desert roads.
—Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
Hicks removed the dividing walls so that the room, running about 88 feet long and trisected by Corinthian columns, could be admired in all its splendor.
—Robert O'Byrne, ELLE Decor, 12 Oct. 2018
The concert dramatically trisected his career into three parts: G-Dragon, G-Dragon vs. Kwon Jiyong, and Kwon Jiyong.
—Tamar Herman, Billboard, 31 July 2017
Inked boxes turn into squares, and if they’re bisected or trisected, transform into tables with fields that can be filled out.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 23 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trisect
Verb
-
The city also plans to construct a bridge over the Union Pacific railroad track that bisects the parkway’s future path.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
-
The first phase also includes 875 residential units in 105-foot-tall buildings and commercial space east of a new street, Frontier Drive, that bisects the site between Kurtz Street to the north and Sports Arena Boulevard to the south.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The American Hospital Association has also told its members that until a patch is available, hospitals should make sure the monitor no longer has access to the internet, and is segmented from the rest of the network.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
-
Most networks these days are segmented, meaning each device and account has access only to the resources needed to perform specific tasks assigned.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
This is also the reason that Paso Robles is subdivided into 11 American Viticultural Areas or AVAs.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
-
One of the three items set to come before the Aurora City Council at the Feb. 25 meeting would subdivide the property into three — one for the church and its related buildings, one for the supportive housing project and one for an existing two-unit residential house.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The new retrospective is divided into seven chapters that showcase different thematic or formal aspects of Abercrombie’s career, including the miniatures and still lifes that are often overlooked.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
-
Crockett made the comments while criticizing Democrats for becoming divided on the issue.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
This will be used as a proof point by both venture capital optimists and pessimists, as industry sentiment gets increasingly bifurcated.—
Lucinda Shen,
Axios,
27 Mar. 2025
-
Without the long corridor bifurcating the building, more units can have windows on multiple walls, which improves air flow and lets in more natural light.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
But under recent case law — including the Structured Asset Sales v. Sheeran decision — courts have become increasingly focused on what can be dissected and filtered out on paper, rather than what is felt through the music itself.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
-
This technique, which involves dissecting the stomachs of euthanized animals, provides a snapshot of their recent meals.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Before luxury quartered off the community and gentrified the kinship.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
-
The buck stopped at 15 yards, slightly quartering to him.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Lyle: What was really important for us with Lottie is that there’s a tendency to want to dichotomize characters in television and film into protagonists and antagonists, or heroes and villains.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2023
-
Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.—
Gary Gilson,
Star Tribune,
10 Oct. 2020
Cite this Entry
“Trisect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trisect. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share