divides 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of divide
1
as in separates
to set or force apart volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles

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2
as in parts
to go or move in different directions from a central point the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't

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divides

2 of 2

noun

plural of divide
1
as in disputes

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as in peaks

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Recent Examples of divides
Verb
The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 The method divides relative cost of delay by relative job duration. — Dr. Timothy J. Giardino, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Michela Cattai’s Organic Expressions Italian artist Michela Cattai, who divides her time between her Milan gallery and a Venice furnace, is known for her sculptural expressions of tension, balance, light and movement. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 The question of whether to wear socks to bed divides households, but sleep medicine specialists increasingly say the habit has real science behind it. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 There is little that substantively divides the two candidates, both liberals in good standing. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Samuel Arrouas, a French Jewish community member who divides his time between Paris and Israel, told Fox News Digital. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026 Each cell type is characterized by particular gene-expression settings, which are inherited when a cell divides. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divides
  1. separates
  2. parts
  3. disputes
  4. peaks
  5. splits
  6. diverges
  7. fissures
  8. rises
Verb
  • Greg Hernandez separates materials from a pile of rubble during the teardown of the Cabrini-Green projects at 1157 and 1159 Cleveland Ave.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • State Drive, an ugly black roadway, separates the Science Center and its new addition from the park’s Rose Garden, and serves as a sad connector to the rest of the park.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of separates
Verb
  • Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • China’s expanding naval capabilities could alter regional military calculations, particularly in areas where maritime disputes and competing territorial claims already exist.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • With first-party fraud and friendly disputes eroding already thin retail margins, managing chargebacks requires far more than basic operational recovery.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of disputes
Noun
  • Storing heat between peaks Unlike solar and wind installations, conventional nuclear power plants are generally designed to produce electricity continuously.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The area of Ice Mountain and other nearby peaks were heavily searched by aircraft, including multiple drones and helicopters, as well as aircraft with infrared technology.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of peaks
Verb
  • Through a partnership with Amazon Web Services , Cerebras is developing an approach called inference disaggregation, which splits the work between two types of chips.
    — Paul Meeks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The layout splits between a restaurant and a cocktail bar, with a listening lounge tucked into the back corner, whose walls come alive with flickering anime cartoons.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of splits
Verb
  • Coach Tiago Splitter values the way Miller diverges from other young players.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And blondes will find a path that diverges—wintery vanilla for an aloof, icy look or buttery almond for a cozy blonde that still turns heads.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of diverges
Noun
  • The opposition has articulated clear differences from the current government on matters of domestic policy, but major fissures on the Palestinian conflict, Iran, and Israel’s wider regional military campaigns are less apparent.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In 1999, Glück imagined a creation story of sorts, describing small worlds that appeared in the fissures of a larger, shattered one.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of fissures
Noun
  • As the government subsidizes these sectors, the price of goods and services rises.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • As much as price rises for PC hardware have become commonplace over the past couple of years amid the ongoing memory shortage, the recent rises are unprecedented.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of rises

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“Divides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divides. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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