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
Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Adames, though, did not worry that any of his current teammates or coaches would view the contrasting sleeve as a sign of divided loyalty.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The combination of the roof drain and the city line to the road malfunctioned, both contributing to flooding in the school's two 4K classrooms, which are two rooms that are joined together and are divided by a moveable wall.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
With composition of the Fed in flux, a more divided era may be looming that also resembles the Supreme Court.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Adames, though, did not worry that any of his current teammates or coaches would view the contrasting sleeve as a sign of divided loyalty.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
The deal has divided the EU, pitting member states against the European Parliament, and the center-left — which opposes it — against the center-right.
—semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The combination of the roof drain and the city line to the road malfunctioned, both contributing to flooding in the school's two 4K classrooms, which are two rooms that are joined together and are divided by a moveable wall.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divided
Adjective
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Those who rely on tip-sharing arrangements are covered—meaning, for example, that runners and bussers in restaurants that pool or split tips will qualify.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bluetooth speakers are hidden inside the walls, and heating and cooling are handled with a mini-split air-conditioning unit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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Though, with modular parts, the arms and seats can be separated to make moving easier.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two, who share three children, separated in July 2021 and finalized their divorce in September 2022.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The star's blonde hair was styled into a blowout with loose waves and worn parted down the middle.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The piece shows the king with hair parted down the middle and with a long goatee, photos show.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Three billion people remain offline — disconnected from the digital economy and systems that drive global progress.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That blending of human and machine work can leave people disconnected from one another.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mingling and interbreeding Modern humans and Neanderthals share an ancestor that originated in Africa, but the two lineages diverged at least 500,000 years ago.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Divided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divided. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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