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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On one side of the dividing line, there are expensive suits and Champagne, a few metres away, there are, yes, plenty of young lads in suits, but also baseball caps, hoodies and see-through ponchos.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Racial Climate: Welcoming to foreigners; race less of a social dividing line.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
States either got in or got left with Russia on the far side of an unambiguous dividing line between NATO and non-NATO territory.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
The new find could help better define the mass dividing line between large planets and small brown dwarfs, as well as that between large brown dwarfs and small stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Racial Climate: Welcoming to foreigners; race less of a social dividing line.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
States either got in or got left with Russia on the far side of an unambiguous dividing line between NATO and non-NATO territory.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
The new find could help better define the mass dividing line between large planets and small brown dwarfs, as well as that between large brown dwarfs and small stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dividing line
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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