as in fence
something that divides, separates, or marks off placed a divider across the gym so we could have two activities going on at once

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Recent Examples of divider Here, an antique room divider adds depth to a formal living room. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024 Passengers in first class usually have space to spread out and sleep, get higher-quality meals and get dividers for more privacy during the journey. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 For example, Emporium Marketplace, the ship’s food hall-style gourmet dining area, has added decorative dividers in the seating area to divide the space into smaller areas while also shielding staff cleaning areas from view. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 Above this din—at a small desk inside the Mandala Hotel—Canadian archaeologist Raven Todd DaSilva furrows through a three-ring binder brimming with dividers and loose leaf paper. Joe Sills, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for divider 
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Noun
  • Repair and repaint bird houses, landscape furniture and fences.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
  • This colossus is surrounded by a corroded tin fence held up with bits of scrap wood.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Guards found Dahmer on the bathroom floor with severe head wounds from being hit with the bar and from his head being slammed into the wall.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • And the changes happening within the walls of these institutions might be even more significant than what customers see on the surface.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • His newest holiday cookware line includes cool cookware products that include his famous gravity mills (automatic salt and pepper grinders) in metallic gold and metallic red and seasonal items ideal for holiday meals including a gravy separator, kitchen timer and even bread maker.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • UConn’s biggest separator was its shooting performance, making 68% from the field to USF’s 37% in the first half.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2024

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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divider. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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