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
Some of them hung in the air as room dividers, but most were covering surfaces.
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Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
But according to Ellis, drawer dividers are for every drawer—not just the kitchen.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 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
Flex—which has bendy dividers and comes with a little snack/condiment container.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead of wall dividers covered with Southern-style wall decor, bookcases held a handful of items, highlighting the more open feel.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
One of the vehicles — a line-painting truck driven by a 42-year-old Miami man with a 53-year-old passenger — was actively painting lane dividers, troopers say.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
But according to Ellis, drawer dividers are for every drawer—not just the kitchen.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 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
Flex—which has bendy dividers and comes with a little snack/condiment container.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead of wall dividers covered with Southern-style wall decor, bookcases held a handful of items, highlighting the more open feel.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
One of the vehicles — a line-painting truck driven by a 42-year-old Miami man with a 53-year-old passenger — was actively painting lane dividers, troopers say.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividers
Noun
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The $55 million project is an elevated road with one lane in each direction, with walls and fences on each side to minimize the security risk to Port Everglades, which requires security screening to access.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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No fences separate the various properties, which are dotted with paths and parks that feature 100 mature trees that were either retained or relocated on the site.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Walking deeper into a smelly cave along the Albania-Greece border, cavers shined their flashlights along the rock walls and illuminated a massive spider colony.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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On Floors, Walls, and Ceiling Famed interior designer Emily Henderson went all-in on warm oak for her brother’s home project, cladding the floors, walls, and ceiling a gorgeous oak wood plank.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 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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In 2019, a University of Virginia team showed that electrodes, electrolytes, and separators could all be made from parts of a single object—an egg.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Dividers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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