dividing line
noun
: a line or object that separates two areas
The dividing lines on the street were newly painted.
A fence marked the dividing line between the two properties.
—often used figurativelythe dividing line between right and wrong
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However, with Middle Tennessee being so close to the dividing line between warm and cool, temperatures during La Niña are more mixed said the weather service.
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2024
The Vegas over/under is set at 9.5 wins and a return to the ACC Championship Game, and contending for a spot in the 12-team Playoff feels like the dividing line between success and failure.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
That compact essentially split what the signers thought was the normal flow of the river in half, and required the Upper Basin — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — to leave the Lower Basin’s half to flow past the dividing line at Lees Ferry in northern Arizona.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
The most important dividing line in the plastic treaty talks
More than any other issue, specific limits on plastic production are the most contentious.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 24 Sep. 2024
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2024
The Vegas over/under is set at 9.5 wins and a return to the ACC Championship Game, and contending for a spot in the 12-team Playoff feels like the dividing line between success and failure.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
That compact essentially split what the signers thought was the normal flow of the river in half, and required the Upper Basin — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — to leave the Lower Basin’s half to flow past the dividing line at Lees Ferry in northern Arizona.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
The most important dividing line in the plastic treaty talks
More than any other issue, specific limits on plastic production are the most contentious.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Dividing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dividing%20line. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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