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as in to split
to set or force apart
volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
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as in to separate
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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as in dispute
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as in rise
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Recent Examples of divide
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Weight Loss Differences Based on Dosages The researchers divided the participants into three groups based on their average weight loss.1
10% weight loss: This group lost weight steadily and reached an early weight loss plateau.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, unwrap candies and divide by color into small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bags.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
During the animal chat, Tree Mail arrives and tells everyone to divide into pairs for that day’s immunity challenge.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Weight Loss Differences Based on Dosages The researchers divided the participants into three groups based on their average weight loss.1
10% weight loss: This group lost weight steadily and reached an early weight loss plateau.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
From the agents’ perspective, Guerrero’s deal widened the divide between the superstars who are getting paid handsomely and the middle-class players who are getting squeezed out.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, unwrap candies and divide by color into small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bags.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divide
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Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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The workplace is splitting in two: those who know how to collaborate with AI, and those who don't.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Since our family has been separated, I have been devastated and confused.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Those who have been separated from their belongings during the shooting will have the opportunity to retrieve them at a later date.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No arrests were made, and there was no further investigation into the dispute.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Approach with caution, look at reviews, and maybe don’t use your main credit card (or at least keep your bank’s dispute line handy).—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rivers such as the Red River of the South, the Arkansas, and the lower portion of the Missouri may experience a significant rise, AccuWeather said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The rise and challenges of golden visa Programs Golden visa programs, also known as immigrant investor programs, first gained traction in the 1980s when tax havens like St. Kitts and Nevis introduced them to attract wealthy individuals.—
Meehika Barua,
HubSpot,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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People want to disconnect, and the Capella wants to help them in big and small ways.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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If the acting isn’t capable of conveying the language, then people are going to disconnect.—
Jeanne Rawdin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As clouds of thick smoke and dust began to part, the horror set in.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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The clouds parted, and Fuji-san emerged to show off its snowcapped peak before the clouds once again obscured it from view, leaving us instead to admire Suruga Bay below.—
Kristen E. Pope,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In total, Microsoft has invested $13.75 billion in the startup, but more recently, fissures in the relationship between the two companies have begun to show.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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The fissure of the volcanic eruption had broken through protective barriers around the town of Grindavik, and had reached 1,200 meters, or nearly 4,000 feet, in length.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Plus, the act of putting a mask on in and of itself feels like peak self-care.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dell rates this ultrawide monitor at 350 nits (candelas per square meter) of brightness, though in our tests, the monitor reached a peak luminance of just 265 nits.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Divide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divide. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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