as in split
disagreeing with each other
the club members are sharply divided on the need for more fund-raising
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as in separated
to set or force apart
volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
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as in parted
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't
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Recent Examples of divided
Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
And because federal appellate courts remain divided on the issue, whether a case can succeed in court may depend on something as simple as the state where the incident happened.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The controversial proposal has divided Democrats and prompted some of the state’s wealthiest residents to move out of the state, or at least threaten to do so.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
By providing only air cover for the rebels, our intervention left the situation on the ground to the local competing forces, tribes and militias, which were divided then and remain divided to this day.
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Council members Dan Quirk and John Spelich were similarly divided over the SANDAG appointment.
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And the oversized top has a split hem that falls below the bum.—
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The split vote denied the motion, which would've sent it to Ocean City Council for the next steps.—
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Per the Hindu, Das' head had been separated from his body in the attack.—
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This design consists of an aluminum (Al) foil anode current collector, an S8 cathode, sodium dicyanamide (NaDCA) in a non-flammable chloroaluminate electrolyte, separated with a glass fiber.—
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The full cut is completed with soft layers that are subtly parted in the front to bring more movement.—
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Her long, dark hair was parted in the center and styled in soft waves.—
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As Werenski noted after the game, they get disconnected in games like these.—
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Parents who are disconnected from the labor market may not spend additional income in the same ways — or to the same effect — as working parents.—
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Lam kept making new highs while RSI diverged lower.—
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But the school left the conference in the 1960s as its academic ambitions and football capabilities diverged.—
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Unsurprisngly, Meg White, who retreated from public life and hasn’t been heard from for over a decade, was a no-show.—
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People retreated in fear that more would come.—
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“Divided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divided. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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