as in split
disagreeing with each other
the club members are sharply divided on the need for more fund-raising
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as in separated
to set or force apart
volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
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as in parted
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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Recent Examples of divided
Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Polling suggests a divided electorate on transgender rights.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The Trump and Harris campaigns are seizing on every misstep to try to squeeze additional votes out of a divided electorate.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Americans are deeply politically divided, and harsh language is not uncommon.
—Curtis Puryear, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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Tangent Pennsylvania has a divided state legislature.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Polling suggests a divided electorate on transgender rights.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The Trump and Harris campaigns are seizing on every misstep to try to squeeze additional votes out of a divided electorate.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Americans are deeply politically divided, and harsh language is not uncommon.
—Curtis Puryear, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divided
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With a split council and an absent Spencer, Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft made a final statement that urged Spencer to seek assistance for substance use and mental health in the wake of the Oct. 18 incident.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Battle for Arizona:A split state, a fierce race: Arizona voters must choose between 2 visions of America More important issues on Arizona ballot Arizona voters can decide some of the nation’s most inflammatory political issues on Tuesday's ballot.Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Learning is divided into grades and separated by age and aptitude.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Students would have sat on the floor rather than at desks and they wouldn’t have been separated by grade and skill level, like today.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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There’s also the perpetual maintenance costs and the chance your road map might lead you into the wilderness, disconnected from the tech mainstream.Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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President Biden’s position on the dispute has been reflexively pro-union and disconnected from actual events.The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Divided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divided. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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