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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There’s no clear dividing line between too much information and not enough.
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B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2024
But all that misses the real point for what could become a new dividing line between iPhone and Android, between Apple and Samsung.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
With partisanship being the most defined dividing line in the country, and many partisans viewing their opponents as evil, both political parties must reject violent language.
—John Hatzis, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
Dragon’s high speed was rapidly carrying the spacecraft into orbital night, a great shadowy dividing line draped across the globe.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
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B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2024
But all that misses the real point for what could become a new dividing line between iPhone and Android, between Apple and Samsung.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
With partisanship being the most defined dividing line in the country, and many partisans viewing their opponents as evil, both political parties must reject violent language.
—John Hatzis, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
Dragon’s high speed was rapidly carrying the spacecraft into orbital night, a great shadowy dividing line draped across the globe.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
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 24 Oct. 2024.
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