as in fence
something that divides, separates, or marks off placed a divider across the gym so we could have two activities going on at once

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Recent Examples of divider The company sells decorations that can be snapped onto to the bags, as well as attachments like dividers, pockets and a cupholder. Nicolas Vega,raffi Paul, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024 There's even a removable divider to keep each utensil perfectly placed and easy to grab. Lela London, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 Also, its compression feature keeps everything as compact as possible, and its divider separates clean clothes from used items. Madison Yauger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 The main compartment, which also has an elastic mesh divider, zips across the top of the bag. Clint Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for divider 
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Noun
  • The post explained that these fast, dog-like creatures can climb fences or wait in the shadows, ready to pounce on a pet when the opportunity presents itself.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In the second incident, in September, a Secret Service agent saw a man hiding in the bushes and pointing a rifle through a fence at Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach while Trump was playing there.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some of the moves revive policies from his first administration, including forcing asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico, cracking down on asylum access and finishing the border wall.
    Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • When Trump declared a similar national emergency on the border in 2019 in order to justify using military funds for building a border wall, courts blocked the move, saying a military construction project needed to be in support of a military deployment.
    Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to strengthening the right muscles to avoid this condition from worsening, the toe separators have actually helped to reduce the bunion all together.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Douglas, as the Patriots' best separator and weapon versus man-to-man, ought to be featured on pick-route combinations, screens and go-to concepts.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2024

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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divider. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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