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
Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers on partial shutdown Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain divided over immigration reform, the issue behind a funding lapse for DHS.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Koch’s own field, the science of consciousness, is sharply divided.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The divided views highlight deeper questions about how the site should be redeveloped and whether an arena fits.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers on partial shutdown Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain divided over immigration reform, the issue behind a funding lapse for DHS.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
In her experiment, McPherson and colleagues created a set-up holding human, mice and pig sperm cells in one part of the compartment and egg cells in the other, divided by a thin channel simulating the female reproductive tract.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Koch’s own field, the science of consciousness, is sharply divided.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divided
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John Mellencamp’s Icon Award performance at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday, March 26, sparked a split reaction, with younger audience members appearing unfamiliar with his hits while longtime fans got emotional.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Way back in 2018, Gaines and Riley were running split-back formations and leaving opposing defenses bamboozled while playing for the 12-and-under Moreno Valley Falcons in the heart of Southern California.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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Carmen only got to visit him once after they were separated.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Laura was separated from her son, the investigator said the boy was eating pancakes and sausages and was mobile.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cyrus's hair, which currently hits just below her shoulders, has been cut in swingy layers hear her face, with her bangs parted in the center and falling past her brow bone.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
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And suddenly, the clouds parted.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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As a millennial Jewish woman who supports progressive candidates, this attitude feels stale and disconnected from the current political moment.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The California Department of Public Health’s investigators found a hospice agency’s door locked and the phone disconnected.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Markets across the Gulf region have diverged sharply since the Middle East conflict began, as investors traverse big swings in energy prices and markets remain rattled by geopolitical turmoil.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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But as senators retreated to privately discuss the new plan, action stalled out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices have retreated, but there are no signs of a broader relief rally this morning.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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