divisions

plural of division
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as in fences
something that divides, separates, or marks off we poked our heads over the division between the yards to see what the fuss was about

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as in departments
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the complaints division handled all of the calls from the angry townsfolk

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as in distributions
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the person in charge of the division of the profits among the business partners

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Recent Examples of divisions The opposition may soon have to grapple with the social divisions -- between right and left, and between Jews and Arabs -- that have widened during Netanyahu's long and polarizing rule. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026 The opposition may soon have to grapple with the social divisions — between right and left, and between Jews and Arabs — that have widened during Netanyahu’s long and polarizing rule. — Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Three years after the massacre, those divisions have only deepened, transforming Tuesday's vote into something intensely personal. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Employees eligible for the buyouts include those in its Xbox, Windows, Copilot, and finance divisions. — Liz Rappaport, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 But as Netflix expanded and diversified, internal divisions intensified over operations and strategy. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Close to half its revenue comes from Claude being sold through cloud divisions at Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, which all hold investments in the company. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Palmberg has worked for the Sheriff’s Office for 19 years, holding leadership positions in all three of its divisions. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The referendum has highlighted deep divisions among Albertans. — Sheena Rossiter, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divisions
Noun
  • Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Police said surveillance video showed one of the shooters chase down and fire at one of the victims, then both suspects were seen climbing privacy fences along Lockridge Avenue, according to court documents.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Drones have already become useful tools for police departments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Most business spending on AI is on OpenAI and Anthropic, according to data from corporate card issuer Ramp, though some corporate IT departments have integrated Google's Gemini models into their systems.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The alliance will fund work on species in the three highest-risk categories (endangered, critically endangered, and extinct in the wild), which together include more than 31,000 species.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The categories catching on right now The trend spans clothing, toys, photography and physical music formats.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The ballot measure has driven at times surprising splits in some California political camps.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In an unexpected twist, Shue and Fiebig entered a relationship of their own following their respective splits.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There’s still no details, exactly, on how that 25% is being distributed and to whom — nor whether these distributions are included in the figures from SAG-AFTRA on Monday.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • To that end, ownership, compensation, distributions and personal guarantees all need to be considered.
    — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This proves that God’s kingdom is what is truly present, even where earthly discords seem to be.
    — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2026
  • Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.
    — April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Vertical dividers make baking sheets and trays easier to grab, while deep drawers, narrow pullouts and toe-kick drawers give hard-to-store items a dedicated spot.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The bird, which some witnesses guessed was a parrot, was seen perching on people’s heads and line dividers, landing on luggage and carry-on bags and even trying to nip at some travelers.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • Florida Poly’s department also plans to work with other regional law enforcement agencies.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Kapszukiewicz thanked all community agencies that helped respond to the event, including those who assisted in evacuating residents and setting up shelters.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Divisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divisions. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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