subdivide
verb (used with object)
to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
was subdividing
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past progressiveof subdivide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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She was subdividing the country into its narrowest possible parts and trying to conquer them one by one.
From The New Yorker ● May 1, 2017
