Definition of dividednext
as in split
disagreeing with each other the club members are sharply divided on the need for more fund-raising

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divided

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verb

past tense of divide

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Recent Examples of divided
Adjective
Demuth launched her campaign while serving as the top Republican in the Minnesota Legislature during a divided session. Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Since 10 Republicans vied for the party’s nomination, the votes were too divided for any candidate to emerge with a majority vote. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
The threats to Nvidia can be divided into a few broad categories. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 During transfer, files are encrypted and divided into smaller pieces. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for divided
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divided
Adjective
  • Vitello didn’t rule out bringing Wilkinson back on Saturday, when the Giants play a split doubleheader against the Diamondbacks.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Other split-toe designs with smaller pockets can force the foot into a smaller space, aggravating hammertoes and neuromas.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This caused the prehistoric Tethys Ocean, which once separated the supercontinents of Laurasia and Gondwana, to shrink.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers also had to build specialized rooftop facilities and integrate their optics, control systems, communications equipment, quantum sources, and detectors so that equipment separated by 21 kilometers could operate as one experiment.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On the road With the push of a button, the van’s doors parted like an elevator.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • One competitor as a receiver/returner parted Wednesday with the release of Junior Bergen, a 2025 seventh-round practice squad player.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Department crews disconnected an eight-inch water main on Wednesday to conduct emergency repairs, resulting in a temporary water outage for the area.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • How bizarre, off-putting and disconnected from the NFL would that be?
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And neural networks itself was originally inspired by neuroscience, but the way that neural networks work today has diverged considerably from that original inspiration.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Trump diverged from his predecessors, however, in pushing it forward without tying steps toward Arab-Israeli normalization to progress on the Palestinian issue.
    MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • First Up Shares of Moderna retreated by nearly 24% Thursday on the heels of their record-setting 176% stock surge, which was prompted by promising news of their personalized cancer vaccine.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Divided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divided. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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