sections 1 of 2

noun

plural of section
1
as in districts
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature several abandoned warehouses in the city's industrial section are being converted into art galleries and artists' lofts

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as in parts
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together

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sections

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verb

present tense third-person singular of section
as in fragments

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Recent Examples of sections
Noun
A couple of sections in the shade, on the home sideline, rose a bit more than 3%. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 This is against the backdrop of the French government imposing a curfew and many businesses and some famous tourist attractions shutting down amid the wave of violence that engulfed sections of Paris and other cites around the country. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Once sections — or modules — are fully built, they're loaded onto trucks and driven to the site. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Usually, that meant a search through both the history and fiction sections, each a jumble of books from everywhere and every age. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 If your hair isn’t naturally wavy, use a curling iron to add waves, wrapping sections around the iron in opposite directions for a less polished look. — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026 That potentially allows rigid structural elements and softer, flexible sections to be incorporated into the same object, provided the materials are compatible. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 California did not experience any rain or wind before massive swells overtook Laguna Beach, where a portion of the PCH remains closed as sections crack and slide down toward the ocean. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 Recovered silica contributes to cement manufacture, while fibers and blade sections serve as reinforcement in concrete. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sections
  1. districts
  2. parts
  3. fragments
  4. neighborhoods
  5. portions
  6. quarters
  7. segments
  8. zones
Noun
  • That’s thanks to two Democratic incumbents running more strongly than expected in more conservative districts, but also to candidates like Garcia, who’s running neck-and-neck against his GOP rival.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But Republicans are incumbents in more of the competitive districts where the share of families priced out of basics edged up.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of districts
Noun
  • Leica still makes film cameras, including the MP and M-A, which have no digital parts.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Faheem Akram, 33, was arrested after a weekslong search involving raids across several parts of the country, a senior official at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, Atif Ameer, told reporters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of parts
Verb
  • The tree fragments lying in BioFiltro’s beds seemed to serve a beneficial purpose.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • One of the rounds entered Lunsford’s head above the left eye, blinding him in that eye and sending bone fragments out his left ear.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of fragments
Noun
  • Hebron municipal officials said families had been displaced from nearly 500 apartments in Deir Bahha and surrounding neighborhoods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Jacaranda trees bloom in purple across the city’s streets and parks, making wandering between neighborhoods in search of milongas (tango dance halls) especially pleasant.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of neighborhoods
Noun
  • Adell said roads such as Rocky Canyon Road and 8th Street run through portions of that area, and only allow responders 10 feet of space on either side.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The score also compares the amount of each food needed to provide 100 grams of protein, not equal-sized portions.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of portions
Noun
  • Charlotte was down by 35 points after three quarters, and the entire fourth quarter amounted to garbage time.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Their onboarding for a new AE takes weeks rather than quarters.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of quarters
Noun
  • The company’s portfolio includes flagship brand JNBY, menswear label Croquis, home furnishings label JNBY Home and four other apparel brands targeting different lifestyle segments.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The company's guidance metrics across all segments are also reaffirmed.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of segments
Noun
  • The tentative plans are to eventually extend their reach to remote bases in harsh weather conditions—potentially near combat zones—and eventually to lunar bases and the outer reaches of the solar system.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Helping children in conflict zones has become one of her signature issues during her husband’s second term.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of zones

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“Sections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sections. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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