as in fences
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 dividers
Keeping our wardrobe organized was an easy feat, thanks to ample pockets and dividers.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
The deputy turned on his emergency lights, then crossed the cable dividers in the median on foot and used his flashlight to try and get the driver’s attention.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Everything from false walls and room dividers, bathroom shower enclosures, staircases and entrances, and even outdoors in patios and poolscapes.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Organize the drawers with dividers Fill every cabinet drawer with dividers to make extra room as a tool organizer for handhelds like hammers and other small items.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of them hung in the air as room dividers, but most were covering surfaces.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Amongst the dividers, the three other contestants are real singles hoping to flirt their way into the creator’s heart.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
While the ride continued turning, the red carriage ran into the metal queue dividers placed next to the attraction.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Concealed behind black dividers in a 10,000-square-foot-space are future General Motors' vehicles slated for 2028 production.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
The deputy turned on his emergency lights, then crossed the cable dividers in the median on foot and used his flashlight to try and get the driver’s attention.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Everything from false walls and room dividers, bathroom shower enclosures, staircases and entrances, and even outdoors in patios and poolscapes.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Organize the drawers with dividers Fill every cabinet drawer with dividers to make extra room as a tool organizer for handhelds like hammers and other small items.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of them hung in the air as room dividers, but most were covering surfaces.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Amongst the dividers, the three other contestants are real singles hoping to flirt their way into the creator’s heart.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
While the ride continued turning, the red carriage ran into the metal queue dividers placed next to the attraction.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Concealed behind black dividers in a 10,000-square-foot-space are future General Motors' vehicles slated for 2028 production.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividers
Noun
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Sure, good fences make good neighbors.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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The applicant agreed to consider placing netting above the fences to prevent balls from reaching the roadway.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The area increased to 80% by 2018, according to state media, after numerous buildings and city walls were restored, and 135 temporary structures inside the compound were torn down.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some critics called for more editorial discipline in the film, or found Lawrence’s onscreen spin cycle of anguish, which involves literally clawing her way up walls or flinging herself through glass doors, to be repetitive.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The team explored how diaphragms, which are inexpensive and robust porous separators, could handle the demanding conditions of carbon dioxide conversion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The significant contribution of the Kharkiv memo was the suggestion of how to remove the separators between the two masses of uranium, which was similar to the one considered for the first American atomic bomb.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Dividers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividers. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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