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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San Antonio was segregated and the Creek acted as dividing line between the West side and the Anglo part of town, the downtown with banks and tourist attractions and government buildings.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The dividing line The Austin district consists of areas that are very high income and areas that are low income, both with different levels of need, said Allen Weeks, executive director for Austin Voices for Youth and Education, a nonprofit that provides services to families in high-needs schools.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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.
—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
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The dividing line The Austin district consists of areas that are very high income and areas that are low income, both with different levels of need, said Allen Weeks, executive director for Austin Voices for Youth and Education, a nonprofit that provides services to families in high-needs schools.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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.
—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
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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