Definition of dividernext
as in fence
something that divides, separates, or marks off placed a divider across the gym so we could have two activities going on at once

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Recent Examples of divider Her camera has recorded all of them, including near-misses like an out-of-control van flying airborne across the grassy divider between the house and Route 30. — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The built-ins are quite useful and serve as a visual divider of sorts between the kitchen-dining nook and the living room. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 7 Sep. 2026 This is your big opportunity to pay tribute, to be a uniter, not a divider, on the day recalling the horrific events of a quarter century ago. — Ken Frydman, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 These are like normal bike lanes, but concrete dividers separate them from the road. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for divider
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Noun
  • The trade-deadline blockbusters and late-night deals all seemed at the time like the Sixers were swinging for the fences.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Swift and Kelce bought a property in Bratenahl, Ohio, and are planning to add a six-foot fence and numerous trees around the property for privacy.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The third suspect acknowledged receiving the paintings at his home and hiding them behind a wall built beneath a staircase after the theft.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Simon took the campy photographs in the same Hilton hotel where Moore’s children awaited their mother, and the images make up what the wall text calls a MooreWrap cruise-collection look book.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Engineers in Siberia have installed two 95-ton steam separators at the BREST-OD-300 nuclear reactor.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Iron play is a separator at TPC Southwind, and Hovland has gained strokes on approach in all four majors this year and eight straight starts.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divider. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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