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 Investors will likely take a keen eye to the minutes, given the sharp divisions within the central bank. Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Following a strong first-half performance led by both its personal care and the beauty and well-being divisions, Unilever upgraded its 2026 outlook. Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 Continue reading here This day in sports history 1938 — Henry Armstrong wins the lightweight title with a 15-round decision over Lou Ambers and becomes the only boxer to hold world championship titles in three weight divisions simultaneously. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, he has been reduced to a shadow of the fighter who once made his mark in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Winners of those two divisions will meet for the grand title. Greg Cote august 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board worked towards understanding its internal divisions and goals through a retreat Saturday. Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 No real divisions emerged in the field, apart from Sanford and Lynch favoring some congressional role in the US-Israel war with Iran. David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 A couple of weeks ago, investors were reassured after Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft reported that their respective cloud divisions enjoyed strong revenue growth in the latest quarter. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divisions
Noun
  • The thieves broke through multiple fences to gain access to the storage unit.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • However, the access point to the north side of Friendship Park, situated between the primary and secondary border fences, remains closed.
    Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • The departments alleged that the school district violated parental rights protected by FERPA.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While discussing the city’s overall youth violence prevention strategy Tuesday night, council members Lisa Kaplan and Mai Vang both suggested reassessing oversight of the program to create more cohesion with other departments doing similar work.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Women heavily lead or outnumber men in high-engagement categories like true crime, relationships, self-improvement, and society-and-culture.
    Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The study evaluated customer satisfaction with various airport lounges across eight categories, including the value of the experience, the staff, the lounges’ food and drinks and their cleanliness and upkeep.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Naturally, Vicki does not participate in any of the gyrating or the splits that Kyle and Lisa dutifully show off.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The two met on the film’s set in 2024, following their respective splits from spouses Dalton Gomez and Lilly Jay.
    Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • In the meantime, the district is holding mobile food distributions for students in various neighborhoods the rest of the week after receiving state permission to do so.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Incentive trusts can tie distributions to education, employment, or specific milestones rather than releasing funds all at once.
    Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.
    April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.
    Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The top layer features three removable sections with dividers.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Each seat is 19 inches wide with 39 inches of pitch with thoughtful features like a hard shell for easy reclining without disturbing surrounding fliers and privacy dividers attached to the headrest.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • Still, many local law enforcement agencies using Flock work with federal immigration authorities, including through federal 287(g) agreements.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Firms in the Program may receive threat information from other private entities and from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, and may propose operations to the NCC.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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