as in fence
something that divides, separates, or marks off placed a divider across the gym so we could have two activities going on at once

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Recent Examples of divider The inside is spacious and offers packing hacks for organized travel, including a divider, elastic straps, and a pouch to make accessing your things easy and keep everything from sliding around. Nicol Natale, People.com, 12 June 2025 Premium economy updates Premium Plus seats on the 787-9s will feature privacy dividers and wireless charging, an update from the current premium economy configuration across United's fleet. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 May 2025 Lian Li attached the O11 Vision Compact’s hardware kit to the back of that hinged divider, filling one of the two 2.5-inch drive mounts and consuming some of the additional cable space. PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025 The crash occurred at 2:35 a.m. on the northbound route, north of Interstate 805, where a vehicle struck the center divider, the California Highway Patrol reported. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for divider
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Noun
  • The 24 Hours of Le Mans race is nearly halfway through, and fans are late-night snacking, snoozing in their sleeping bags, or pressed up against the fence to watch the cars zip by.
    Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
  • There are likely some teams on the fence, like the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox, who would trade expiring veterans for a pitcher like Miller.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Things get really tough on the two upper-level spaces where art on the walls competes with everything from exit signs to bathroom doors.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
  • Those benefits extend beyond Rosary’s walls, school leadership has said.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Each compartment comes with a mesh separator pocket for documents and small items, and both ends have built-in carry handles for easy transportation.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 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

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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divider. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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