SECTIONS Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

sections 1 of 2

noun

plural of section

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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of section

as in fragments

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Recent Examples of sections

Noun

With two sections framing her face in the front, the back half of her head was teased and tangled into a little bouffant lift at the crown. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Separate sections were constructed at puppet scale, allowing animators to stage performances that could be integrated with miniature elements and digital backgrounds. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 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 The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has unveiled the main competition lineups for its 39th edition and additions to other sections. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 This was the neighborhood where Jack the Ripper frequented and killed many of his victims and Merrick has been considered a potential Ripper by certain sections of the internet. — Peter White, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Weighing around four pounds, the six by four foot penacho previously featured several sections of different colored feathers along with gold ornaments on a net held in place by slim wooden rods. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026 If the brown sections are wider, the upcoming winter will allegedly be mild. — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The team broke down Mario’s possible path through a level into individual sections, each corresponding to a calculation instruction of the counting machine. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026

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Noun

No longer confined to gambling dens and brothel districts, yakuza muscled their way into other businesses, some legal, some not.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Here’s the Week 8 schedule for Fort Worth-area high school football teams and schools in area districts.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of districts

Noun

Channels would connect different parts of the system, while the flexible fibers would regulate fluid movement and retain information.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

That’s when Wormie World, an art scavenger hunt featuring hundreds of adorable ceramic worms, will host its third annual free urban art hunt throughout the city’s central neighborhoods.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
As was often said of New York neighborhoods with a strong Mafia presence, tightly run hierarchical mobs like to control the streets, and have little use for violent freelancers.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of neighborhoods

Noun

The possible outages would affect portions of counties, not entire counties, the utility stressed.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Scoop the cookie dough in small portions all over the top of the brownie batter, leaving space between them for the brownie batter to rise up during baking.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of portions

Noun

Taken together, the films deal with family, faith, memory, identity and migration, in forms that range from close-quarters drama to genre work.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
As such, it could be easily exported to describe Jewish quarters elsewhere—and eventually adapted to describe sites of confinement or exclusion the world over.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarters

Noun

Platforms are increasingly using unskippable 30-second TV-style ads, while numerous creator videos are packed with sponsor segments, product placements and pitches.

— William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The wife doesn't even complain when switching from one of those political commercial rapid fire segments that come on during a Hallmark movie.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of segments

Noun

Chicago should provide workable loading zones, preserve first-offense warnings, and publicly report whether violations and crashes actually decline.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Members can use wellness zones and coworking spaces, join group sailing adventures, enjoy a year-round social calendar, and take advantage of reciprocal arrangements with over 220 other clubs.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

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