as in split
disagreeing with each other
the club members are sharply divided on the need for more fund-raising
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as in separated
to set or force apart
volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
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as in parted
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't
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Recent Examples of divided
Julian Randall, Essence, 11 Dec. 2024
Balm for our divided national soul, the production at the Ethel Barrymore served as a reminder of the theater’s unique potential to knit us back into a collective, even if only for a couple of hours.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The leaving-it-at-that approach no longer works, not in a divided country in which facts have lost all meaning to a growing number of people.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Medieval rabbinic discussions of the latter line underscore the divided thinking: one rabbi worries that converts will influence other Jews to become lax in their observance of God’s commandments; others fear that Jews will inevitably mistreat converts and suffer God’s punishment for it.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
And Tibi, though centered largely on womenswear, will create this space for men to experiment with their style and put a dent in a divided market.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 11 Dec. 2024
Balm for our divided national soul, the production at the Ethel Barrymore served as a reminder of the theater’s unique potential to knit us back into a collective, even if only for a couple of hours.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The leaving-it-at-that approach no longer works, not in a divided country in which facts have lost all meaning to a growing number of people.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Medieval rabbinic discussions of the latter line underscore the divided thinking: one rabbi worries that converts will influence other Jews to become lax in their observance of God’s commandments; others fear that Jews will inevitably mistreat converts and suffer God’s punishment for it.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Later, Farley explained to me that his household is split.Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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Additional features also include merged and split recording modes, marker dropping, customizable buttons and flexible recording options.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Malibu Village mall is separated from the coast by two rows of houses, a golf course and Pacific Coast Highway, yet is still at risk because of its proximity to not just the ocean but also Malibu Lagoon.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Rocketman star also recalled having nightmares after being separated from his mom on a flight as a child.EW.com, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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We’re disconnected from our animal self.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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When the last of the wine was finally secured and the drivers strapped in, the semis, each escorted by an armored truck, rumbled past the steel gates and then diverged, assigned to separate routes down the mountain, across more than a thousand miles and three state lines, headed for California.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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Two diverged roads Frozen turkeys, which go through a blast freezer for about 24 hours to freeze, can be held for months.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Divided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divided. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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