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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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Because octopuses can be aggressive, the researchers installed a divider in the tank with a few small holes so the pair could warm up to each other.
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Bishop removed the divider between the two frames to create one horizontal eight-perforation film frame, rather than the standard vertical four-perforation frame.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
The 18-wheeler went left to avoid hitting Ward but still hit him, causing Ward to tumble forward and collide with a concrete divider, peace officers wrote in the report.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
The map carves more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and used Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, as a divider between the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, The Star previously revealed.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Bishop removed the divider between the two frames to create one horizontal eight-perforation film frame, rather than the standard vertical four-perforation frame.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
The 18-wheeler went left to avoid hitting Ward but still hit him, causing Ward to tumble forward and collide with a concrete divider, peace officers wrote in the report.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
The map carves more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and used Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, as a divider between the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, The Star previously revealed.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for divider
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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divider. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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