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 figuratively

the dividing line between right and wrong

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The January 6th attack on the Capitol is a dividing line Part of what divides voters on their views of American democracy is the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and who is to blame. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 The bill sets income tax rates at 5.2% and 5.58% with the dividing line between the brackets at $23,000 annual income. —

Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024 There’s no clear dividing line between too much information and not enough. —

B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2024 But all that misses the real point for what could become a new dividing line between iPhone and Android, between Apple and Samsung. —

Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dividing line

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