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divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvī-dər 
1
: one that divides
2
3
: something serving as a partition between separate spaces or areas
a highway divider
Examples of divider in a Sentence
Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers.
She has proven to be a divider of people.
He says that he's a uniter, not a divider.
Recent Examples on the Web
Business suites will feature a sliding door and a divider.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The claim: Tim Walz violated election law by helping his son vote
An Oct. 24 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a man leaning over the divider of a voting booth in a polling center and patting another person on the back.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
That sense of solitude specifically comes from the seat’s high seat back shells, adjustable dividers between the center positions, and doors shielding passengers from the aisle.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Published on September 16, 2024 Photo : Becky Fatemi, Sotheby’s International Realty UK
Blackened steel and glass room dividers add an industrial element to the home’s sense of refined luxury.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The claim: Tim Walz violated election law by helping his son vote
An Oct. 24 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a man leaning over the divider of a voting booth in a polling center and patting another person on the back.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
That sense of solitude specifically comes from the seat’s high seat back shells, adjustable dividers between the center positions, and doors shielding passengers from the aisle.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Published on September 16, 2024 Photo : Becky Fatemi, Sotheby’s International Realty UK
Blackened steel and glass room dividers add an industrial element to the home’s sense of refined luxury.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divider. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvīd-ər
1
: something that divides
a room divider
2
plural
: an instrument for measuring or marking
Medical Definition
divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvīd-ər
: the second incisor tooth of a horse situated between the center and corner incisors on each side compare nipper sense 2
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