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divided
Definition of divided
1a : separated into parts or piecesb of a leaf : cut into distinct parts by incisions extending to the base or to the midribc : having a barrier (such as a guardrail) to separate lanes of traffic going in opposite directions a divided highway
2a : disagreeing with each other : disunitedb : directed or moved toward conflicting interests, states, or objects divided loyalties
3 : separated by distance familiar objects from which she had never dreamed of being divided — James Joyce
From the M-W Editors
Examples of divided in a Sentence
Experts are sharply divided on the issue.
The issue has created a deeply divided nation.
She feels like she only gets her mother's divided attention.
Recent Examples of divided from the Web
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Americans today are more divided about their role in the world than at any time since Pearl Harbor.
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Ohio’s Republican legislators face potential pushback from their constituents in the politically divided battleground state for not acting to curb government health care spending.
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Uniting a divided nation is a tall task, even for a holiday as filled with fireworks and flags as the Fourth of July.
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In Washington, Republicans and Democrats remain deeply divided over how to deal with climate change.
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For example, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan are closely divided states in terms of party affiliation and all voted for former President Barack Obama.
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The Democratic Party is not really divided on economics.
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Britain remains divided following the prodigious backfiring of Theresa May’s snap general election, cleaved between a series of fractures that emerged, glaringly, alongside Brexit.
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Scholars are somewhat divided on who came up with the idea of offering fishing and hunting rights in exchange for the land.
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First Known Use of divided
14th century
DIVIDED Defined for English Language Learners
divided
Definition of divided for English Language Learners
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: separated by different opinions : in a state of disagreement
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: given to two or more people or things rather than to just one person or thing
Law Dictionary
divided
Legal Definition of divided
1a : separated into parts, classes, or portions divided coverage divided custody b in the civil law of Louisiana : separately owned, possessed, or held : no longer held in indivision owner of a divided part or of the entire estate following partition — Louisiana Civil Code granted in divided portions
2 : not united : failing to agree a divided Court
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