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 two biggest separators in a close game: Quality of quarterback play and overall team discipline (a coaching hallmark). Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 That’s thanks to 980 QuantumScape’s QSE-5 cells, which use a lithium-metal anode and a ceramic separator in place of the 18-kWh battery pack that’s equipped with 1,152 cylindrical 21700 cells, which the stock moto usually packs. New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025 While Spector suggests most, if not all, people could benefit from the muscle activation separators provide. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025 As modern music-making increasingly integrates AI, more artists will turn to tools that streamline their solo productions — from stem separators and vocal changers that can tweak existing tracks to sample creators and full-song generators that replicate the entire creative process. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for separator
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Noun
  • Here, an antique room divider adds depth to a formal living room.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
  • One side includes a zippered divider with two pouches (including a waterproof one), while the other has compression straps and a removable lining.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Running Fence was envisioned as a fabric-laden fence that would traverse Sonoma and Marin counties in Northern California to the sea, crossing roads, highways, and private property.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Look for the nearest tree, fence, building, car, or other obstruction to duck behind.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Victoria Byrd said the blaze was challenging to reach because of heavy foliage and a privacy wall leaving firefighters with only one entry point.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Separator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separator. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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