polarization

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Recent Examples of polarization The measurements showed spin accumulation at the chiral copper surface, supporting the idea that the helical structure was creating spin polarization. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Filter clearance options by frame shape, material, polarization, and lens color to quickly locate your preferred style. Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 That may have more to do with political polarization, as well as the sky-high citizen expectations for the economy on the heels of two decades of social mobility, experts say. Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 Growing antisemitism, coupled with polarization within and between Jewish communities and a weakening sense of Jewish identity in some places, led Herzog to launch Voice of the People in April 2023. Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polarization
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polarization
Noun
  • According to the medical examiner's office, the bodies were improperly stored at the funeral home and were in various states of decomposition at the time.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators and forensic pathologists who responded found remains in various states of decomposition.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The real opportunity may lie in slow diffusion and integration, a less marketable but potentially sound thesis.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers assumed that corals were passive with respect to the slow-moving boundary layer, simply relying on natural diffusion through it to provide nutrients and oxygen.
    Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Winners and losers In such an environment, there could be a greater dispersion between the winners and losers going forward, even within financials.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yet for some thinkers today the involuntary dispersion of the Jews (galut or golah) is articulated as being inherently different from the voluntary exile of the Jews (diaspora or tfutsot).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Part of that prep includes the scattering of limbs and bodies, which are made by House of the Dragon’s very busy prosthetics team headed up by designer Waldo Mason.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The scattering of the Wariboko war-canoe clan started with Princewill, the youngest son of Chadwick.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Chinamaxxing romanticizes things that feel structurally out of reach at home — compact, affordable-looking apartments; public transit that works; streets safe to walk at night; multigenerational households as an antidote to loneliness; communal meals as an antidote to atomization.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The atomization of society begins with your morning coffee.
    Jakub Grygiel, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His family moved from the city to the suburbs for more space, giving Sullivan fond memories of exploring the prairie and woods past their subdivision.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Now that the subdivision has been approved, a tentative map will be published for the new parcel boundaries.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That could put an end to this depressingly outdated segmentation.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Measurement Drift The metrics, baselines, segmentation, or definitions of success no longer represent the outcomes that matter.
    Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Either way, the legal fight between Gerhardt and Arielle Konig will continue, as their divorce is still pending.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Alcoholics Anonymous, which Pitt attended for 18 months after Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, sees sobriety as all-or-nothing with no exceptions, Schrank pointed out.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Polarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarization. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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