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
Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025
The Fed’s decision-making seems more delicate — and more divided — than it’s been in years.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The Rooms In the main building, guest rooms are divided into 10 categories based on their size, the most spacious and private being the Harborview Loft, a 454-square-foot hideaway situated on its own floor.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The new revelations come after reports that the family is pretty divided.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025
The Fed’s decision-making seems more delicate — and more divided — than it’s been in years.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
After all, the human and the alien in Lanthimos’s films have always been divided by the most porous of membranes.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The Rooms In the main building, guest rooms are divided into 10 categories based on their size, the most spacious and private being the Harborview Loft, a 454-square-foot hideaway situated on its own floor.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divided
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At Nashoba Public School, in a rural part of southeast Oklahoma where there’s little else but timber and twisting roads, the roughly 50 kids who make up the elementary and middle grades are taught in split-grade classrooms.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Gill's defense attorney asked instead for a cash bond or split bond, which would allow some of the money paid to be used toward future fines or fees.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
21 Oct. 2025
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Raw animal foods not separated by type based on minimum cook temperatures (raw chicken stored above raw eggs in walk-in cooler).—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Allen and Harbour, 50, were married for four years, and separated in 2024.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her long blond ends drew a stark contrast to her faded brown roots, which were parted down the middle and brushed up in the back.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both women wore their hair parted down the center and in subtle waves that fell past their shoulders.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The front sink was blocked by waste and the ware wash sink was disconnected from the drain pipe.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, who has led in recent polls, fired back quickly, accusing Cuomo of being disconnected from the realities facing everyday New Yorkers.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Trump weighs in on Netanyahu criminal case Trump diverged from his prepared remarks to the Knesset to call on Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu, who faces three criminal charges.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The films diverged from his usual filmography, and Condon reveled in that.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Divided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divided. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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