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Recent Examples of divisional
Now four series and 13 games per opponent, the divisional piece of the pie is a mere 32%.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The retailer is partnering with a chef to open a restaurant attached to its retail shop next month, said Jude Sainjour, WOODstack's head buyer and divisional merchandise manager.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Last season’s Detroit Tigers endured the worst divisional collapse in history, fumbling an AL Central lead that reached 15 1/2 games in July.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
While the Ducks are very much in both individual games and the divisional race, Vancouver and Calgary are not.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
The ‘waterfall method’ of change is well known to business leaders—a sequential plan where projects are strictly defined and work is often driven through divisional silos with little opportunity for re-assessment.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Additionally, that division is developing employee training to improve cross-divisional communication, the spokesman said.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
New York still has three divisional games remaining — Brooklyn, Boston and Toronto — while the Celtics have only two.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
New York still has three divisional games remaining—Brooklyn, Boston and Toronto—while the Celtics have only two.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The retailer is partnering with a chef to open a restaurant attached to its retail shop next month, said Jude Sainjour, WOODstack's head buyer and divisional merchandise manager.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Last season’s Detroit Tigers endured the worst divisional collapse in history, fumbling an AL Central lead that reached 15 1/2 games in July.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
While the Ducks are very much in both individual games and the divisional race, Vancouver and Calgary are not.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
The ‘waterfall method’ of change is well known to business leaders—a sequential plan where projects are strictly defined and work is often driven through divisional silos with little opportunity for re-assessment.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Additionally, that division is developing employee training to improve cross-divisional communication, the spokesman said.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
New York still has three divisional games remaining — Brooklyn, Boston and Toronto — while the Celtics have only two.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
New York still has three divisional games remaining—Brooklyn, Boston and Toronto—while the Celtics have only two.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divisional
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Going to a local bike shop instead of buying online can help, enabling riders to ask questions, take a test ride and learn what’s legal and what isn’t.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue recovered them from the water, and Schwabe was taken to a local hospital for treatment.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Georgia gymnastics continues its quest for the team’s first national championship in more than 15 years this week with its trip to Tempe, Arizona, for the NCAA regional second round.—
Makenzy Wolford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Led by veteran journalist and editor Mohammed Sergie, the platform launched with a world-class regional team reporting from Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hi-hats and snares appear in fragmentary bursts, icy synths precipitate and evaporate, and Zel slithers wryly in the cut.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
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As a result, museums around the world hold remarkable artifacts whose backstories are thin, fragmentary or missing altogether.—
Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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The partial shutdown of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday evening was due to a car chase, San Francisco police said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Investigators also reported discovering a partial bare footprint inside the home, later finding that Oninski’s left foot was stained with what appeared to be blood.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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That excellence includes a 325-55 record, two Class 4A state titles and five state trophies overall under Kilbride, who led the Redwings at least as far as the sectional final in each of 11 full seasons.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Thursday night saw several state qualifiers determined in sectional finals around the metro and state.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
13 Mar. 2026
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The company has stripped away the complexity, allowing anyone to snap spectacular images of galaxies and nebulae hundreds of light-years away without wrestling with multi-component setups requiring serious technical chops – all wrapped in Vaonis's trademark minimalist design.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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The layout by Oakland design studio Open Daily is clean; even more complicated recipes, like Henry Hsu’s multi-component cornerstone rice cakes, are easy to follow.—
Soleil Ho,
SFChronicle.com,
9 Nov. 2020
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Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior – to look for pneumonia or another infection.—
Peter Gunderman,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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Because the data are cross-sectional, however, the researchers cannot determine whether the microbial shifts contribute to obesity or arise as a consequence of it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Divisional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divisional. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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