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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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The Winter Collection, which includes an armchair, couch, divider, lighting and blanket, will debut Feb. 6 at Dubai’s renowned collectible design space, Gallery Collectional.
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
The interior of each hardshell bag was surprisingly roomy and offered ample organization, including mesh pockets, compression straps, zippered dividers, and more.
—Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
And don’t sleep on the ones with dividers that keep your chicken from running into your broccoli.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 1 Jan. 2025
If so, these adjustable dividers are just what the doctor ordered.
—Mina Hochberg, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
The interior of each hardshell bag was surprisingly roomy and offered ample organization, including mesh pockets, compression straps, zippered dividers, and more.
—Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
And don’t sleep on the ones with dividers that keep your chicken from running into your broccoli.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 1 Jan. 2025
If so, these adjustable dividers are just what the doctor ordered.
—Mina Hochberg, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divider. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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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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