as in fence
something that divides, separates, or marks off placed a divider across the gym so we could have two activities going on at once

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Recent Examples of divider One nice touch: The dividers in the center console double as a bottle opener and an ice scraper. Roberto Baldwin, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024 For starters, there's a convenient front pocket compartment that holds your laptop and other small tech essentials, as well as an interior zippered divider and a mesh bag with a handy pocket. Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024 This involved removing the D-Type’s large headrest fairing, iconic tail fin, and center cockpit divider. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2024 The sprayer comes with a dose divider to let users know how much to give in each nostril. Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for divider 
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Noun
  • The man ran northwest and jumped fences, witnesses told police.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Just past his backyard fence, gray billows of smoke filled the sky above the ridgeline and flames could be seen chewing through sagebrush just a couple miles away.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Former closets and bedroom walls, in the alley next to the building.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • After a decade of government spending restored and repainted many of its colonial downtown facades and imposing fortified walls, Campeche is ready for its close-up.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • China dominates the advanced battery supply chains across the globe, including the refining of cobalt, copper, lithium, and nickel, as well as the production of anodes, separators, and electrolytes.
    Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Many weren’t insulated well, while others had jagged edges inside that damaged the all-important separator.
    Tim Moynihan, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2017

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“Divider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divider. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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