1
as in separates
to set or force apart
volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
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as in parts
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 divides
Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … DIVIDED HALLS – Johnson insists US 'not at war' after closed-door Venezuela briefing divides lawmakers.
—FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
So focus on what unites you, not what divides you.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
When a clash between a student and another teacher divides the university, the employer commands Agathe to befriend the offending student and the two develop an instant but irritating intellectual intimacy.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
At a time when what divides us often seems greater than what unites us, their experiences offer critical lessons in rebuilding bonds at the micro-local level.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Thune admitted earlier this month that the issue deeply divides Republicans in Congress.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
Merriam-Webster’s statement acknowledges that slop in the modern day divides opinions.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
What divides him from Burton is that Hopkins, by a miracle, summoned the clarity to renounce his own destruction.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
On the other side of the great river that divides them, the Republic of the Congo has led a somewhat less eventful existence.
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What separates toxic ambition, for you, from the simple act of wanting something and trying to get it?—
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The design will retain the outdoor sculpture garden, but the garden would include a new free-to-all arts education center and reading room, and the tall steel fencing that now separates the garden from the public along El Prado and near the Old Globe theater campus would be removed.—
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Opening arguments in a Stanford felony vandalism case began Friday amid sharp disputes over whether political views tied to Israel’s war in Gaza should factor into the trial — an issue that has shaped the case from its earliest stages.—
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Keeping Tabs on Car and Insurance-Related Documents Good documentation helps save time and stress during claims or disputes.—
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In my view, pairing up ski days with two similar but unique (and close enough to easily ski both resorts) peaks makes for a fantastic experience.—
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More than 90 downhill runs, with plans to eventually add more, connect four peaks.—
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According to Harper's Bazaar, the royal family splits their time between the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen and the Chancellery House at Fredensborg Palace, located on the island of Zealand in Denmark.—
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Clarke, whose splits and underlying numbers were dominant again, set up Fiala for two shot attempts, the second of which generated a rebound and created a scramble.—
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Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind.—
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Yet its style diverges significantly from the icy, minimalist chic that has shaped engagement-ring tastes in recent years.—
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As his family tries to settle into their new neighborhood, Jin’s plot creates fissures between him and his wife and daughters, as well as their white, liberal neighbor.—
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Some of the creatures seen at the Freya mounds are also found at hydrothermal vents, or fissures in the seafloor through which hot, chemical-laden water erupts, the researchers said, suggesting these ecosystems may be more intertwined than previously thought.—
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Remarkably, the central bank has cut its inflation forecast, pointing to something of a Goldilocks period in which growth is not accompanied by significant price rises.—
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And starting in late 2027, some states that make errors in more than 6% of payments — often for paying a household more than it’s supposed to get after its income rises — will have to start paying some of the costs of benefits.—
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Alberta’s original Nordic spa disconnects bathers from technology while connecting them to the great outdoors.—
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Might be the same WiFi issue, but CarPlay constantly disconnects and music often times has micro skips.—
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“Divides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divides. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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