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Recent Examples of divisional
Speaking to the Times, divisional forest officer Aditya Narayan said that wildlife personnel have not been successful in tracking down the elephant thus far, but several government and independent agencies from across India have joined the search for the large mammal.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Shanahan and Fangio are considered some of the best offensive and defensive play callers in the sport, and the matchup could decide who moves on to the divisional round.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The wild-card round victory also punched the Rams a ticket to next week’s NFC divisional round.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
The Broncos are trending toward being a healthy football team in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2026
Three of this year’s playoff coaches — the Green Bay Packers’ Matt LaFleur, Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin and (less likely) Buffalo Bills’ Sean McDermott — could all be playing for more than a trip to the divisional round this weekend.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Twice the Chargers have lost playoff games at New England, falling short in the AFC championship game to end the 2007 season and a divisional game in 2018.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Six games will be played to decide who will advance to the divisional rounds.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
The Ravens were a preseason favorite to appear in the Super Bowl next month in Santa Clara, California, but the team was eliminated from the postseason Sunday, losing a heartbreaker to divisional rival Pittsburgh Steelers 26-24.
—Frank Nunns Oconnell, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Shanahan and Fangio are considered some of the best offensive and defensive play callers in the sport, and the matchup could decide who moves on to the divisional round.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The wild-card round victory also punched the Rams a ticket to next week’s NFC divisional round.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
The Broncos are trending toward being a healthy football team in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2026
Three of this year’s playoff coaches — the Green Bay Packers’ Matt LaFleur, Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin and (less likely) Buffalo Bills’ Sean McDermott — could all be playing for more than a trip to the divisional round this weekend.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Twice the Chargers have lost playoff games at New England, falling short in the AFC championship game to end the 2007 season and a divisional game in 2018.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Six games will be played to decide who will advance to the divisional rounds.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
The Ravens were a preseason favorite to appear in the Super Bowl next month in Santa Clara, California, but the team was eliminated from the postseason Sunday, losing a heartbreaker to divisional rival Pittsburgh Steelers 26-24.
—Frank Nunns Oconnell, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divisional
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All the victims were outside of the church and attending a funeral, according to local law enforcement authorities.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Ceisler has spoken out against the federal 287(g) program, which allows local law enforcement agencies to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and carry out certain immigration enforcement duties.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Israeli attacks weakened Iran’s regional armed proxy groups such as Hamas and Hezbollahwhile US strikes dealt significant damage to the country’s nuclear program, which the government spent billions to develop.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Finally, leaders of remote employees need to invest in in-person resources and experiences, whether that be coworking space, regional team meetups, all-company summits, or all of the above.—
Justin Harlan,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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The dozen or so Denisovan fossils that had been identified since 2010 using DNA were too small and fragmentary to warrant an official species name.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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The reality is that for those closest to the epicenter of any murder, healing can be fragmentary, drawn out, or downright elusive.—
Josh Mankiewicz,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
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This redundancy ensures that the aircraft remains manageable even during a partial system failure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the involvement of partial owner Tom Brady is ramping up, adding a voice with championship pedigree to the situation.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Celtics, who have never been to state in girls basketball, have won only one sectional title in program history in 2019-20.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The line offers cabinets, chairs, and tables in shades of white and light honey, and even has a white modular sectional sofa.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Dec. 2025
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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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By the '70s, motorists could buy component parts to convert older models into unique classics.—
Dalvin Brown,
USA TODAY,
21 Oct. 2019
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This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Funnell suggests starting with a cross-sectional study comparing athletes who habitually drink during training to those who don’t, to see if the former group is less affected by dehydration.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Divisional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divisional. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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