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as in department
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the complaints division handled all of the calls from the angry townsfolk
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as in category
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
one of the major divisions of birds
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the assembly line was a major development in the division of labor among workers
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as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the person in charge of the division of the profits among the business partners
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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
that church has been racked by division for some time now, and a split into two denominations seems unavoidable
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Recent Examples of division
Huawei, the company most connected to China’s drive for tech self-sufficiency, unveiled its AI chip plans on Thursday, laying down the product roadmap for a semiconductor division that’s become increasingly important to both the company and to the country more broadly.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The Tigers are 5-9 so far in September, which isn't great, but historically not a dealbreaker for teams that enter the month with a 9½ game lead in their division.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Rangers don’t hold the tiebreaker over either team and would need a massive collapse from both to get back in the division hunt.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Gimelstob was national junior champion in every age division, and was the NCAA doubles champion at UCLA.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The Tigers are 5-9 so far in September, which isn't great, but historically not a dealbreaker for teams that enter the month with a 9½ game lead in their division.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Rangers don’t hold the tiebreaker over either team and would need a massive collapse from both to get back in the division hunt.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Gimelstob was national junior champion in every age division, and was the NCAA doubles champion at UCLA.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for division
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Flex—which has bendy dividers and comes with a little snack/condiment container.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The rocking chair and room divider are reimagined forms of domestic objects Camejo had in her childhood home.—
Adrian Madlener,
Curbed,
13 Sep. 2025
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But in August, Putin signed a decree abolishing two presidential departments Kozak supervised, likely in preparation for his departure, the ISW said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Relief pitching might be among the more volatile areas if not the department offering the most volatility.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Rare earths are a category of minerals that are critical for a swath of products from cars to semiconductors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Skin Care Shop your favorite category or keep scrolling for the year's very best face creams, cleansers, and serums.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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His election meant that Minnesota’s State House would have an even split of Democrats and Republicans, with each party holding 67 seats.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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At still higher temperatures and earlier times, the energy of any radiation present (as well as neutrinos and antineutrinos) would have been sufficient to cause protons and neutrons to interconvert, leading to a 50/50 split between protons and neutrons.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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The distribution of schools earning each letter grade appears to be largely consistent across elementary, middle and high schools, according to the Education Department.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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Woods, a 15-year distribution vet, will work to expand premium 3D moviegoing through partnerships with cinemas, movie studios, and other content creators across North and South America.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Brunson agreed that much of the discord has unfolded over just the last six months.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was one of the slate of Republicans who called for more transparency around the Jeffrey Epstein files in a rare moment of discord within the party.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Slater’s first blast of the evening was a true wall-scraper in the top of the third, barely clearing the center-field fence to give the Giants an early 1-0 lead.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Protests outside the Broadview facility continued midday Friday, with a handful of demonstrators holding up signs and cellphones toward a fence topped with barbed wire, video from the scene shows.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nor does the executive order bar any federal agency from continuing to offer its services, websites, and materials in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, or hundreds of other languages spoken across the country.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state, and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Division.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/division. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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