sections

NOUN

division, portion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area branch category chunk department district field part passage piece region sector segment zone

STRONG

belt bite classification component cut drag end fraction fragment hunk installment locality lump member moiety parcel precinct quarter sample share slice slot sphere split subdivision territory tier tract vicinity

WEAK

cross section

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

entirety total

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Days of intense waves fueled by Hurricane Marie far away in the Pacific left several sections of the boardwalk completely destroyed after massive swells swallowed protective sand berms and slammed through the seawall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“The NFL loves its paint, especially in the end zones. Those sections get pulled up, new turf goes down, and we’re playing on it again within 24 hours.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Mothers have described being left to recover from caesarean sections with "no support" as the number of babies being born via caesarean reaches its highest rate on record.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

AFP reporters flying by helicopter over the valley of destruction on Thursday saw entire sections of settlements swept away, leaving the landscape resembling a puzzle with pieces missing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The other two sections of train are also stopped, stretched out before us on the track, a half mile between each.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen