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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
Unless Labour, the Greens, and Your Party come to an electoral understanding, their candidates will have to compete with one another, and with other parties, over every seat, dividing the left-leaning vote and potentially allowing Reform or the Conservatives to come out on top.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
This industry has become exceptional at dividing us and pitting us against each other.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
See how commonwealth compares to other states The classic Halloween symbol is also great at dividing the masses.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
There’s a lot to love about the Etronik weekender that fits up to three days’ worth of essentials, including all its handy separate compartments for dividing your clean and dirty (or wet and dry) clothes; plus, side and back-zipper pockets, too.
—Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
The France 2 show was seen as accelerating Depardieu’s public fall from grace, with the backlash against the actor dividing the French film industry at the time.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
When dividing plants, discard the weak central portion of the plant and replant divisions taken from the edges.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
This amount is expressed by dividing the share price by the company’s earnings per share to get the price-to-earnings ratio.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
The classic Halloween symbol is also great at dividing the masses.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
This industry has become exceptional at dividing us and pitting us against each other.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
See how commonwealth compares to other states The classic Halloween symbol is also great at dividing the masses.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
There’s a lot to love about the Etronik weekender that fits up to three days’ worth of essentials, including all its handy separate compartments for dividing your clean and dirty (or wet and dry) clothes; plus, side and back-zipper pockets, too.
—Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
The France 2 show was seen as accelerating Depardieu’s public fall from grace, with the backlash against the actor dividing the French film industry at the time.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
When dividing plants, discard the weak central portion of the plant and replant divisions taken from the edges.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
This amount is expressed by dividing the share price by the company’s earnings per share to get the price-to-earnings ratio.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
The classic Halloween symbol is also great at dividing the masses.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dividing
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The first and fifth-place finishes pushed Mercedes further ahead of Ferrari in the constructors’ standings, a 25-point gap separating the two.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Poehler and Arnett welcomed two children together, sons Archie and Abel, before separating in 2012 and finalizing their divorce in 2016.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok has also noted the recent graduate unemployment rate is diverging for men and women.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Some state public health officials have decided to make their own vaccine recommendations, diverging from the CDC for the first time in its 80-year history.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Whereas traditional nuclear fission energy creates power by splitting atoms, fusion uses heat to create energy by melding them together.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Last season, though, Vegas started deploying its top defensemen a bit differently, splitting the toughest minutes between Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore, Noah Hanifin and Brayden McNabb.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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His teammates gave him parting gifts – two-run home runs from Hyeseong Kim and Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani’s 55th homer of the season – and sent Kershaw out a winner for the 223rd time as the Dodgers finished their regular-season schedule with a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
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According to police, scammers are targeting older Bay Staters with a range of schemes aimed at parting them with their savings, from old-fashioned home improvement fraud to newer scams centered around cryptocurrency.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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For Allen, this legal tool disproportionately undermines Black communities, eroding generational wealth and disconnecting families from their neighborhoods.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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The update promises to address user complaints about the newest iPhones mysteriously disconnecting from Wi-Fi without reason.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The video ends with federal agents retreating into a nearby building as protesters advanced toward their position, shouting and cheering.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Dividing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dividing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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