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divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvī-dər 
1
: one that divides
2
3
: something serving as a partition between separate spaces or areas
a highway divider
Examples of divider in a Sentence
Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers.
She has proven to be a divider of people.
He says that he's a uniter, not a divider.
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Simply unzip its top and the sides fold down, revealing compartments, pouches, and adjustable dividers that keep items organized.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
As Architectural Record points out, Ban’s interest in movable design is in reference to Japanese shoji screens, which were traditionally doors or room dividers that could be opened and closed or moved around to easily reconfigure the layout of a space.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
The interior has multiple dividers to keep your clothes clean, while the exterior is made with a rugged outer shell.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Art installation encouraged dialogue, not confession At St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, a monitor showing an animated Jesus sits on the priest’s side of a divider in a confessional booth, according to The Guardian.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
As Architectural Record points out, Ban’s interest in movable design is in reference to Japanese shoji screens, which were traditionally doors or room dividers that could be opened and closed or moved around to easily reconfigure the layout of a space.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
The interior has multiple dividers to keep your clothes clean, while the exterior is made with a rugged outer shell.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Art installation encouraged dialogue, not confession At St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, a monitor showing an animated Jesus sits on the priest’s side of a divider in a confessional booth, according to The Guardian.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divider. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvīd-ər
1
: something that divides
a room divider
2
plural
: an instrument for measuring or marking
Medical Definition
divider
noun
di·vid·er
də-ˈvīd-ər
: the second incisor tooth of a horse situated between the center and corner incisors on each side compare nipper sense 2
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