as in divider
something that divides, separates, or marks off the toddler insisted on a dinner plate with separators so that different foods would never touch one another

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Recent Examples of separator Products include a separator to reduce fire risk, efficient manufacturing tech and an advanced electrolyte. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024 Bhargava and DuPont cite the story of Dyson founder James Dyson, who got the idea for a bagless vacuum cleaner after watching a huge machine — called a cyclonic separator — clean a sawmill with an air vortex. Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024 Once the cellulose separator has been wetted with a drop of water, however, ions are able to travel through it, moving from the anode to the cathode. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024 Which reminds me, Caraway's pots and pans came stacked with fuzzy velour separators beneath each piece. Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for separator 
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The man ran northwest and jumped fences, witnesses told police.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Just past his backyard fence, gray billows of smoke filled the sky above the ridgeline and flames could be seen chewing through sagebrush just a couple miles away.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Former closets and bedroom walls, in the alley next to the building.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • After a decade of government spending restored and repainted many of its colonial downtown facades and imposing fortified walls, Campeche is ready for its close-up.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024

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“Separator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separator. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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