divvies (up)

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

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Verb
  • Druski's skit divides social media In the skit, Druski is seen portraying a white woman with blonde hair, which viewers compared to Erica Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The river supplies drinking water and irrigation to tens of millions of people across the West, but the system that divides its water, based on agreements more than a century old, is under increasing strain after years of drought and declining reservoir levels.
    Amalia Roy, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Throughout her lifetime, muralist and collector Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad — who splits her time between Minnesota and California — has built a collection of paintings, sculptures and religious art that showcases the intersection of the geography of the American West with Latin American culture.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Christian Brothers is among the largest private schools in New Jersey, a state that splits its playoffs into private and public school divisions.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Blakespear recognizes Women Who Inspire in Senate District 38, while Boerner hands out Women of Impact awards in the 77th Assembly District.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The country’s economic crimes unit has opened a corruption investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland — who also once headed the committee that hands out the Nobel Peace Prize — over his ties with Epstein.
    Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Football is king in the SEC and dictates the buckets of television money the conference doles out.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Through a combination of buttery-smooth fabric, mighty arch support, impact-absorbing memory foam, and the kind of curved, rocker-like outsole that doles out both traction and momentum on any surface.
    Rudolf Obias, Footwear News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Recapture is the state school finance system that pulls money back from school districts with high property values — like Austin — and redistributes the funds to other Texas school districts that can’t raise enough revenue locally to educate their students.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The paradox is why, if reform that breaks up large estates and redistributes land to small farmers has pronounced advantages for the economy as a whole, it has so rarely been achieved.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Divvies (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divvies%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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