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divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvī-dər 
1
: one that divides
2
3
: something serving as a partition between separate spaces or areas
a highway divider
Examples of divider in a Sentence
Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers.
She has proven to be a divider of people.
He says that he's a uniter, not a divider.
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Perhaps because of that, most Americans aren't very hopeful that Trump will be a uniter rather than a divider as president.
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Monica Potts, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Are the fires the great equalizer, the great divider or the great uniter of Los Angeles?
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Add dividers to give cabinets order Utilize cabinet dividers to keep the kitchen knick-knacks in their place.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
This bag can carry it all and more, thanks to a roomy interior with dividers for multiple rackets.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Monica Potts, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Are the fires the great equalizer, the great divider or the great uniter of Los Angeles?
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Add dividers to give cabinets order Utilize cabinet dividers to keep the kitchen knick-knacks in their place.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
This bag can carry it all and more, thanks to a roomy interior with dividers for multiple rackets.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for divider
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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divider. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvīd-ər
1
: something that divides
a room divider
2
plural
: an instrument for measuring or marking
Medical Definition
divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvīd-ər
: the second incisor tooth of a horse situated between the center and corner incisors on each side compare nipper sense 2
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