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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The crash occurred at 2:35 a.m. on the northbound route, north of Interstate 805, where a vehicle struck the center divider, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
United will also offer center suites that allow couples and traveling companions to sit closer together when the divider is lowered to bed height; currently, center seats don’t let the divider lower to bed height, and there’s a greater distance between the adjoining head areas.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 May 2025
The gate stretches 65 feet and while the interior of the stalls is an inch-and-a-half wider than the typical gate, the divider between the stalls is slimmer.
—Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The sheriff’s office said deputies ended the pursuit after the driver took the vehicle across the divider and drove against traffic.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
United will also offer center suites that allow couples and traveling companions to sit closer together when the divider is lowered to bed height; currently, center seats don’t let the divider lower to bed height, and there’s a greater distance between the adjoining head areas.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 May 2025
The gate stretches 65 feet and while the interior of the stalls is an inch-and-a-half wider than the typical gate, the divider between the stalls is slimmer.
—Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The sheriff’s office said deputies ended the pursuit after the driver took the vehicle across the divider and drove against traffic.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divider. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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