as in divider
something that divides, separates, or marks off the toddler insisted on a dinner plate with separators so that different foods would never touch one another

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Recent Examples of separator The solid-state battery developer successfully integrated its advanced Cobra separator process into its baseline cell production, a crucial step toward commercial viability. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 QuantumScape — Shares soared more than 35% after the startup, which develops solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, announced the integration of its advanced Cobra separator process into baseline cell production. Pia Singh, CNBC, 25 June 2025 The big one is defense — BABIP allowed (the inverse of defensive efficiency) was a more significant separator of champs from non-champs than other measures of fielding, and therefore comes with a higher bar to clear here. Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Most run-of-the-mill thong-style sandals come with flimsy, thin soles, and rock-hard plastic toe separators, leaving problem-prone feet sore, raw, and in way worse shape than before. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for separator
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Noun
  • The woman’s car, a Nissan Altima, crashed against the center divider wall, leaving her unconscious.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The crash caused the truck to brush up against the concrete dividers, causing the trailer to be forced open.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Escaping: Some dig to slip under fences in search of adventure, mates, or simply to escape anxiety.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Human beings have spent millennia building homes, fences, and societies to separate ourselves from nature (and for good reasons).
    Marc Berman August 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Alonso added another home run in the sixth inning, sending a first-pitch cutter from reliever Austin Cox over the center-field wall.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Approaching the grand entrance of The Crown—you’ll swan into its soaring, cathedral-like lobby—where golden, curving dragon-scale walls meet cascading chandeliers that echo the shimmer of the sea, as you’re welcomed with a glass of Möet and a silver tray of chocolate-lacquered strawberries.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Separator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separator. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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