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
Use small containers or drawer dividers to organize items such as bobby pins, hair ties, and clips.
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Keep pocketbooks in order with these acrylic purse dividers, and store off-season clothes in these under-bed containers with wheels.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2026
Similarly, old sheets can be cut into strips and used to create soft dividers in drawers.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
Open floor plans are free of permanent dividers (save for features like islands or furniture).
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Many crates come with dividers to adjust as your puppy grows.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Single panel room dividers can be a challenge—these often look a bit more industrial, and end up a little too modular for proper home decor.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2026
Much of the property was built with materials from the surrounding woods—cypress soaking tubs, heated stone bathroom floors, and bamboo dividers whose clean minimalist lines and varied textures offer a restorative setting.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
HBlife Acacia Wooden Dish Dividers Use these wood dividers with eight slots to organize cutting boards, bakeware, serving platters, and more.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Keep pocketbooks in order with these acrylic purse dividers, and store off-season clothes in these under-bed containers with wheels.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2026
Similarly, old sheets can be cut into strips and used to create soft dividers in drawers.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
Open floor plans are free of permanent dividers (save for features like islands or furniture).
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Many crates come with dividers to adjust as your puppy grows.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Single panel room dividers can be a challenge—these often look a bit more industrial, and end up a little too modular for proper home decor.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2026
Much of the property was built with materials from the surrounding woods—cypress soaking tubs, heated stone bathroom floors, and bamboo dividers whose clean minimalist lines and varied textures offer a restorative setting.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
HBlife Acacia Wooden Dish Dividers Use these wood dividers with eight slots to organize cutting boards, bakeware, serving platters, and more.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividers
Noun
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In one instance, a detainee escaped when there was no staff assigned to watch the perimeter fences.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The light that falls from the left, through half-open windows, onto Vermeer’s walls, some of them bare, testifies not so much to an overcast Dutch day as to a suffusion of grace.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Each consists of no more than two visible walls — showing bare, wooden interiors — with the rest left to our imagination.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The physical separators are simple geometric solutions that will save lives.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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In head-to-head tests, batteries using this gel lasted 1,100 hours, while those using standard commercial separators lasted only 120 hours.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Dividers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividers. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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