polarizes

present tense third-person singular of polarize
as in divides
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 polarizes The group polarizes into shifting alliances as battle lines are drawn and re-drawn throughout the dinner party, the conflict between and within the women serving as choreography for the shifting relationships. — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 But the White House is also risking a wider fracture over an issue that rarely polarizes the GOP. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026 As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea. — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025 Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching. — Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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divides
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  • But these genes still get copied every time the bacterium divides, and copying DNA costs energy.
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some may occur randomly when a cell divides and replicates its DNA.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Polarizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarizes. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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