SECTIONING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

sectioning

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present participle of section

as in separating

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Recent Examples of sectioning After sectioning the hair further, Campora treated each two-inch section with Joico's JoiWhip Design Foam and blow-dried with a large round brush, pinned to set and cool. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025

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Set within its own natural lagoon on the southernmost tip of the Raa Atoll, the ocean stretches out as far as the eye can see, with hardly a blip separating sea, horizon, and sky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
A couple years before that, the state began disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islanders, by separating Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups.

— Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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Golden stabbed Sidney once in the thigh, severing his femoral artery.

— Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
With the fighting have come border closures, severing a critical trade route and preventing Afghan producers from reaching what is the primary export market for many goods.

— ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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Montemayor told Campus Insights Media that alcohol disrupts rest at a biological level, fragmenting sleep into short bursts that leave a person feeling drained the following morning.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Similarly, large-scale hydroelectric dams disrupt freshwater ecosystems by fragmenting rivers, blocking migratory fish species like salmon, and altering natural sediment flows.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fragmenting

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Alliances are splintering, and not just Western ones; consider the disarray in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Israel has become a splintering issue in the Democratic Party, particularly on the left flank, leading up to this week’s vote, as support among Democrats for Israel has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

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