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as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the complaints division handled all of the calls from the angry townsfolk
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as in category
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
one of the major divisions of birds
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the assembly line was a major development in the division of labor among workers
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as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the person in charge of the division of the profits among the business partners
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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
that church has been racked by division for some time now, and a split into two denominations seems unavoidable
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Recent Examples of division
The seven teams competing in each conference are the four division winners and the three wild card teams with the best regular-season records.
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
The duo will officially start this week, the division announced Friday.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
What's more, there is significant partisan division here.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026
The Chronology of Water starring Imogen Poots, and action-comedy Trap House from Amazon and Aura Films starring Dave Bautista, Bobby Canavale and Jack Champion, this is shaping up to be another banner year for the film division.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for division
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This hardside spinner from Original Penguin is equipped with a zippered divider panel on one side and tight compression garment straps on the other to keep clothes, shoes, toiletries, and other belongings in their place, before, during, and after your departure and arrival.—
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Use containers, bins, drawer dividers, or shelves to keep each category of items together.—
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According to the department, Sutton currently faces three counts of resisting an officer, two counts of public intimidation, two counts of battery of a police officer, one count of disturbing the peace and one count of criminal trespassing.—
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In October the agency fined the police department $153,000 and the sheriff’s office $184,000 for violations related to Rodarte’s death.—
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But there’s no one on any planet that could read anything but a small sampling of the books that come out in a particular time period, even in a certain category.—
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The Carolina Panthers’ defense improved in almost every major statistical category from 2024 to 2025.—
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Mafuko’s mother was killed in 2007 and in 2013, during the split of Kabirizi family, Mafuko joined the Bageni family.—
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Per People, the split is amicable with no major turmoil leading up to it.—
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A day after booking Soto and Baz, investigators arrested Gutierrez, who allegedly led the distribution of the cocaine to dealers and users, at his Oxnard home.—
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The company aims to scale up its distribution footprint and leverage its physical stores — dubbed Alo Sanctuaries — not just as transactional spaces but hubs for community-building experiences.—
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But when her latest husband, discord spirit Raksh, provokes the council’s wrath, Amina must clean up his blunder, contend with Marjana’s demands for the truth…and figure out who on her crew is plotting a mutiny.—
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Turning Point spokesperson Andrew Kolvet framed the discord as a healthy debate about the future of the movement, an uncomfortable but necessary process of finding consensus.—
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There is no word on if the short term rental had a fence around the pool.—
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For those on the fence about getting their mammogram, Bridwell has a simple message.—
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To date, the agency has investigated 408 fatal incidents resulting in 454 deaths on Arkansas highways, state police records say.—
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The company was also working with Transport for London on a double-decker electric bus, but the agency has yet to place an order.—
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“Division.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/division. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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