dividing line
noun
: a line or object that separates two areas
The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.
A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.
—often used figurativelythe dividing line between right and wrong
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Board members are considering a plan to split the district, and many parents believe the dividing line will be the Union Pacific Railroad line along Denton Highway that serves as the border between Fort Worth and Keller.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
This doesn’t mix well with the warmer air higher up in the atmosphere, and the oil-and-water dividing line between the two forms an invisible ceiling, keeping smog or smoke from drifting easily away.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Trump's last-minute effort to give TikTok a stay of execution is one more twist in a case that already scrambles every ideological dividing line.
—Sam Baker, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The inquiries came after a recent plan to split the district in half along the Denton Highway and the Union Pacific Railroad track as the dividing line.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
This doesn’t mix well with the warmer air higher up in the atmosphere, and the oil-and-water dividing line between the two forms an invisible ceiling, keeping smog or smoke from drifting easily away.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Trump's last-minute effort to give TikTok a stay of execution is one more twist in a case that already scrambles every ideological dividing line.
—Sam Baker, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The inquiries came after a recent plan to split the district in half along the Denton Highway and the Union Pacific Railroad track as the dividing line.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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