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Recent Examples of divisional
As the Dolphins prepare to face a divisional rival in the New England Patriots, the vaunted pass rush must come alive Sunday.
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays are holding onto a divisional lead despite three losses in their last four games, but a potentially fatal flaw has emerged on the roster.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Weighted Wins gives teams one point for each regular-season win; two for a wild-card win or first-round playoff bye; three points for a divisional-round win; four for a conference championship; and five for a Super Bowl win.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
This prime-time matchup lived up to the preseason hype as a rematch of Buffalo’s 27-25 win over Baltimore the divisional round of last season’s AFC playoffs.
—Associated Press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Only 1985, 1993 and 2015 can qualify as real divisional races and each time the Blue Jays won.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays are holding onto a divisional lead despite three losses in their last four games, but a potentially fatal flaw has emerged on the roster.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Weighted Wins gives teams one point for each regular-season win; two for a wild-card win or first-round playoff bye; three points for a divisional-round win; four for a conference championship; and five for a Super Bowl win.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
This prime-time matchup lived up to the preseason hype as a rematch of Buffalo’s 27-25 win over Baltimore the divisional round of last season’s AFC playoffs.
—Associated Press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Only 1985, 1993 and 2015 can qualify as real divisional races and each time the Blue Jays won.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divisional
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At least 900 tourists were stranded near the Inca citadel on Tuesday after the train service PeruRail was suspended on Monday because the route was blocked amid protests between local residents and authorities, Reuters reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, demand from Latin America, for example, has grown so much that Yiwu officials have supported Spanish classes for local merchants.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Runnymede in Surrey was another central regional hub, with cattle brought from a distance.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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But this year, their sense of safety was shattered when two regional powers conducted a direct strike on a Gulf country for the first time.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Using a fragmentary, collage-like approach that unites characters from different eras, from the turn of the 20th century to the post–World World II era to the years of GDR rule and on to the present, Schilinski treats history like a constant haunting.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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This fragmentary plot is haunted by disconcerting echoes of the second World War and the Holocaust.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Guide dogs that assist people with blindness or partial sightedness are a powerful reminder of the bond humans have formed with our four-legged companions.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the important facets of leadership is confidence, which is an attribute that Lovesac founder Shawn Nelson used to propel his business from making beanbag chairs in his parents’ basement to a leading manufacturer of sectional sofas.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The central problem in American politics is not a matter of devious leaders, foreign intrigue or sectional rivalries — things that will always exist.—
Robert A. Strong,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 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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Perhaps the idea was that business school faculty tend to focus too much on cross-sectional cuts of a company at a particular inflection point.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Spike indicates that classic area ruling is primarily used to smooth the changes in the cross-sectional area from the nose to the tail.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Divisional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divisional. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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