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Recent Examples of divisional
After Tuesday’s game at Miami, the Braves have two more divisional games with the Marlins yet to play, followed by a home series against a hot-hitting Washington Nationals team (also within the division) this weekend.
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Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
If the divisional rivals continue to split results and struggle against outside foes, whoever wins the AL West could make history.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
As a result, while most of the athletes at the three divisional meets county-wide were hoping for personal bests, there were still those who used the meet to simply qualify and live for another week.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
His broken ankle right at the end of Denver’s divisional playoff win was an all-time stunner.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
But Sean Payton’s team was also abnormally good in one-score games, won its final two against division foes without their starting quarterbacks, played a third-place schedule and stayed fairly healthy — until overtime of the divisional round, at least.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
To announce the divisional matchup, the team references the viral TMZ exclusive report that Donna Kelce was renovating her home back in March.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
The slate features games against the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the runner-up New England Patriots, two more 2025 division winners and the usual games against divisional rivals.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Instead, Baltimore also failed to reach the postseason, and Buffalo lost to the Broncos in the divisional round.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
If the divisional rivals continue to split results and struggle against outside foes, whoever wins the AL West could make history.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
As a result, while most of the athletes at the three divisional meets county-wide were hoping for personal bests, there were still those who used the meet to simply qualify and live for another week.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
His broken ankle right at the end of Denver’s divisional playoff win was an all-time stunner.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
But Sean Payton’s team was also abnormally good in one-score games, won its final two against division foes without their starting quarterbacks, played a third-place schedule and stayed fairly healthy — until overtime of the divisional round, at least.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
To announce the divisional matchup, the team references the viral TMZ exclusive report that Donna Kelce was renovating her home back in March.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
The slate features games against the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the runner-up New England Patriots, two more 2025 division winners and the usual games against divisional rivals.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Instead, Baltimore also failed to reach the postseason, and Buffalo lost to the Broncos in the divisional round.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divisional
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Then, in 2021, I was given the opportunity through a connection at The New York Times to submit an essay about a local organization I’d started six years prior called the Donkey Soccer League.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Volatility has surged to near-record levels after foreign investors dumped over $13 billion worth of local equities last week.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The Jupiter softball team is heading to the state final four as the host Warriors cruised past Centennial 15-0 in three innings in a 7A regional final on Thursday night.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Original Tommy’s is one of the few Southern California staples to remain regional, operating 32 locations in California and Nevada.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Most of these ancient homes have long since returned to the soil, leaving archaeologists to piece together their stories from fragmentary evidence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Yet the novel, while uniquely contemporary, joins a larger canon of fragmentary novels that resonate in our digital age of dwindling attention spans.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new construction response has been partial and uneven.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Kansas uses a partial reimbursement model to fund SPED.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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Hogan came in second to that athlete last Saturday in the sectional preliminary round.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Is the sectional suitable for particular decor styles and if so, which?—
Meg Kernahan,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Much of Lofton’s research looks at developing a multi-level, multi-component food system intervention to address food insecurity inequities amongst Black American residents living in predominantly Black communities.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The company has stripped away the complexity, allowing anyone to snap spectacular images of galaxies and nebulae hundreds of light-years away without wrestling with multi-component setups requiring serious technical chops – all wrapped in Vaonis's trademark minimalist design.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior – to look for pneumonia or another infection.—
Peter Gunderman,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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Because the data are cross-sectional, however, the researchers cannot determine whether the microbial shifts contribute to obesity or arise as a consequence of it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Divisional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divisional. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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