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as in separating
to set or force apart
volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
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as in diverging
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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Recent Examples of dividing
The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
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Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Voices were raised and tempers ran high, dividing GOP lawmakers over the Iran war and a major election reform bill called the SAVE America Act, multiple attendees told reporters.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The high court ruled 6-3 in both cases, with the justices dividing along ideological lines.
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Sarah Matusek,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 June 2026
New church Less than a generation later, the Protestant Reformation transformed Christianity, dividing Europe and spawning brutal violence.
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Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
When researchers wiped out 60 to 70% of fibroblasts in mice—at both adult and newborn stages—the skin’s stem cells kept dividing at completely normal rates.
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Peter Jurich,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
This may make people more prone to multitasking, or dividing their attention across lots of different tasks at once.
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Zia Sherrell,
Health,
22 June 2026
But any time a cell is not actively dividing, its chromatin is unwound into what looks like a tangled mess.
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Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Voices were raised and tempers ran high, dividing GOP lawmakers over the Iran war and a major election reform bill called the SAVE America Act, multiple attendees told reporters.
—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The high court ruled 6-3 in both cases, with the justices dividing along ideological lines.
—
Sarah Matusek,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 June 2026
New church Less than a generation later, the Protestant Reformation transformed Christianity, dividing Europe and spawning brutal violence.
—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
When researchers wiped out 60 to 70% of fibroblasts in mice—at both adult and newborn stages—the skin’s stem cells kept dividing at completely normal rates.
—
Peter Jurich,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
This may make people more prone to multitasking, or dividing their attention across lots of different tasks at once.
—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
22 June 2026
But any time a cell is not actively dividing, its chromatin is unwound into what looks like a tangled mess.
—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividing
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The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
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Repair typically requires removing the seat and separating the upholstery to access the element.
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Amid the government’s heated rhetoric, our data shows public opinion on immigration in one of the country’s reddest agricultural states is diverging from national politics and may even be at odds with federal policy.
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After losing Saint Pepsi to trademark law, DeRobertis and future funk took diverging paths—the former towards nu-disco and synthpop, the latter towards a new artistic disposition made up of anime girls and neon colors.
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After nine years playing in the majors, Hoffman took up coaching in the Dodgers’ minor league farm system, splitting time between managing and coordinating field instruction for player development.
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The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
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Despite having their most successful season in a decade, the Charlotte Hornets are parting ways with Ball, sending him and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps and three second-round picks.
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In the past 50 years, namaste has evolved from a simple greeting and parting to a word that is a mini meditation on the interconnectedness and shared divinity of all beings.
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Get in the habit of disconnecting devices when you’re done using them.
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State governments Many states prevent utilities from disconnecting residential customers’ electricity, even if the bills aren’t paid.
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Rather than retreating into defensive shape after losing possession, teams are immediately attempting to recover the ball high up the pitch.
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Officials said the dog's owner attempted to use bear spray while retreating from the area but was unsuccessful.
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“Dividing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividing. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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