divvies (up)

Definition of divvies (up)next
present tense third-person singular of divvy (up)

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Verb
  • Season 3 President Reagan and Soviet Premier Andropov sign lunar peace treaty which essentially divides the Moon between them.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Beverage director Jax Donahue divides the cocktail menu between classics and two rotating destinations (recently from San Francisco to Mexico City).
    Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Nuclear power takes advantage of the energy released when the nucleus of an atom, such as uranium, splits in a process called fission.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Eyes on the primary runoff The Democratic race doesn't feature notable policy splits along the lines of the progressive-moderate fissures that have opened around the country.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ali Riza Dogan, the owner of Manhattan restaurant Ali Baba Mediterranean Cuisine, hands out free meals weekly and has invited homeless people to sleep in his restaurant's entryway on cold nights.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Roxana Jullapat hands out chocolate muffins to her team.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • McKellen lands every snippy bon mot and backhanded compliment that Julian doles out, but Coel makes every crack in Lori’s facade really count, as the mystery behind her commitment to Julian unfurls.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If the model instructs a wrist to rotate 180 degrees – physically impossible without injury – the system automatically redistributes that motion across multiple joints.
    Omar Kardoudi April 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Barco notes that Lightsteering redistributes existing light instead of demand- ing more, enhancing contrast and brightness without consuming more energy (and adding to energy bills).
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Divvies (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divvies%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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