divisional

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Recent Examples of divisional Throughout his career, Epley has held several senior finance leadership roles across the company, including divisional CFO and corporate controller. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026 However, the Philadelphia Flyers (88 points) and Columbus Blue Jackets (88) are gunning for that third and final divisional spot in the few games remaining. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 This meant divisional championships would be decided by percentages instead of number of games won. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 Nix suffered a fracture in his right ankle at the end of Denver’s divisional round playoff victory against the Buffalo Bills. Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026 Crosby returned to practice on Sunday and was a game-time decision ahead of Monday's divisional matchup. Michael Guise, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 At one point against Buffalo in the divisional round, Denver was playing with three healthy receivers. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026 That was just another major injury the 49ers had to overcome before falling in the NFC divisional round against the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Logan Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divisional
Adjective
  • Spending $24 on a few ounces of specialty butter in a local shop feels 100% worth it.
    Elliott Harrell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Compass now oversaw security at a local college, and moonlighted as an investigator for personal-injury attorneys.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • China is outcompeting the US as a regional financier.
    Bloomberg, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Charlotte museum has exclusive Southeast regional rights for one year within a four-hour radius to the high-tech show.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • One person has died, and two people are missing after a partial collapse at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage under construction in the city's Grays Ferry neighborhood Wednesday.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The Hickman Mills School District will welcome several new faces to its school board in the coming weeks, along with a new source of partial relief to the multimillion-dollar debt plaguing the district.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Upgrade your outdoor space with a spacious sectional, adjustable lounge chairs, and durable dining sets for alfresco meals.
    Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In the living space, a TV area complete with a sectional sofa also makes a cozy spot to enjoy a movie or soak in the outdoor scenery.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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

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“Divisional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divisional. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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