as in divided
to cause (people) to break up into opposing groups
A hot button issue that is sure to polarize the public.
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Recent Examples of polarized
Moreover, the signals of each of the initial discharges were found to be polarized both at different directions to each other, and to the direction in which the discharges spread through the sky.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
In a dynamic likely to be familiar to Americans, Canada had become increasingly polarized in recent years, with voters poised to replace the longtime Liberal government with a Conservative Party capitalizing on their worries about inflation and immigration.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Musk’s wealth has propelled him to a global presence that lacks precedent — and has polarized world opinion about the tech entrepreneur in the process.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Circularly polarized light The researchers created a material called triazatruxene (TAT), with special side chains that self-assemble into helical stacks.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
This was partly a result of a new dynamic in Washington, where Congress was growing increasingly polarized.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Other competitors have founded apps as the social media landscape has become more partisan and polarized.
—April Rubin, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Once an extremely rare action, censure has become more common in recent years as Congress has become more polarized along partisan lines.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The topic has become deeply polarized, with different actors and stakeholders holding sharply contrasting views on what should be considered harmful.
—Tamar Mitts, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
In a dynamic likely to be familiar to Americans, Canada had become increasingly polarized in recent years, with voters poised to replace the longtime Liberal government with a Conservative Party capitalizing on their worries about inflation and immigration.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Musk’s wealth has propelled him to a global presence that lacks precedent — and has polarized world opinion about the tech entrepreneur in the process.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Circularly polarized light The researchers created a material called triazatruxene (TAT), with special side chains that self-assemble into helical stacks.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
This was partly a result of a new dynamic in Washington, where Congress was growing increasingly polarized.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Other competitors have founded apps as the social media landscape has become more partisan and polarized.
—April Rubin, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Once an extremely rare action, censure has become more common in recent years as Congress has become more polarized along partisan lines.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The topic has become deeply polarized, with different actors and stakeholders holding sharply contrasting views on what should be considered harmful.
—Tamar Mitts, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Polarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarized. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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