as in split
disagreeing with each other
the club members are sharply divided on the need for more fund-raising
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as in separated
to set or force apart
volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
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as in parted
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't
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Recent Examples of divided
Jessica Moore, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The divided council approved the project 3-2, with references to the state’s mandate that Mission Viejo plan for 2,217 new homes by 2029 to help meet housing needs in the region.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Without a strategy that clearly lays out American priorities and responses, America’s counterterrorism defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced.
—Jacob Ware, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Set in a divided world where immortal, magic-wielding beings rule Starside and struggling mortals survive Stormside, this story follow Aris, an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice, driven by revenge against the gods who destroyed her family.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The divided council approved the project 3-2, with references to the state’s mandate that Mission Viejo plan for 2,217 new homes by 2029 to help meet housing needs in the region.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
While polling was weighted more than fundraising, that latter component was also divided by the number of days a candidate was in the race.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Without a strategy that clearly lays out American priorities and responses, America’s counterterrorism defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced.
—Jacob Ware, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divided
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Carroll and former Lake Placid Assemblyman Billy Jones explained this audacious yet obvious split location plan in these pages in December.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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This one is a bit more compact but again has a desk and bookshelves, plus another mini-split air-conditioning system and a wood-burning stove.—
Adam Williams
March 15,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2026
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The company has said the state's allegations of harm cannot be separated from the content on the platforms, because its algorithms and design features serve to publish content.—
Diana Novak Jones,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The album documented how six individuals separated by COVID-19 could bring their disparate ideas together, but the result was admittedly disjointed among some standout moments.—
Chris Young,
AJC.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gomez parted her hair in the center and pulled the lengths up, twisted them, and clipped her hair with a medium-sized sheer white claw clip and wrapping some of the lengths over the top of the clip.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
20 Mar. 2026
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And suddenly, the clouds parted.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The California Department of Public Health’s investigators found a hospice agency’s door locked and the phone disconnected.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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These are not legacy products disconnected from the future.—
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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That, Miranda decided in November, was where two tightly aligned paths diverged.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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As for the three Guatemalan men detained on Christmas Eve outside of Springfield, their paths diverged at the Greene County Jail gates.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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For talking purposes Crane slid her prototype onto a table holding a number of others, and retreated to the radiator.—
thehustle.co,
thehustle.co,
20 Mar. 2026
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Patrick retreated to his lodgings to pray.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Divided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divided. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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