dividing line
noun
: a line or object that separates two areas
The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.
A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.
—often used figurativelythe dividing line between right and wrong
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The Andes Mountains that sprawl across much of Patagonia, and act as the dividing line between Argentina and Chile, offer the right latitude to catch the southern lights’ colorful dance along with spectacular viewing conditions and a mountainous backdrop.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Being Black and making music in Nashville is a painstaking, often underfunded, endeavor, and not just because the country music industry was built on — and continues to maintain — a racial dividing line.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
There’s certainly a contemporary-meets-Zen aesthetic on display here, and the property’s water features play into that as well: The rectangular pool actually flows into the kitchen, with a floor-to-ceiling pane of bulletproof glass serving as the dividing line between indoors and out.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
Transgender issues have remained a cultural dividing line in the following years.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Apr. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Being Black and making music in Nashville is a painstaking, often underfunded, endeavor, and not just because the country music industry was built on — and continues to maintain — a racial dividing line.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
There’s certainly a contemporary-meets-Zen aesthetic on display here, and the property’s water features play into that as well: The rectangular pool actually flows into the kitchen, with a floor-to-ceiling pane of bulletproof glass serving as the dividing line between indoors and out.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
Transgender issues have remained a cultural dividing line in the following years.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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