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as in fences
something that divides, separates, or marks off we poked our heads over the division between the yards to see what the fuss was about
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as in departments
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 categories
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 splits
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 distributions
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 discords
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 divisions The astronauts have also talked about how Earth looks like one united place, rather than a globe marked by lines demarcating countries or other divisions. —
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Political divisions course through Latino communities, including in South Florida where Telemundo is headquartered. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 The partnership was facilitated by Klutch Sports Group’s Brand Consulting and Sports and Brand Insights divisions. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026 In all, 50 players made the jump from the lower divisions and became starters (six games or more) at the Power 4 level, including 16 receivers, eight safeties, eight offensive linemen and six defensive linemen. —Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Borders and divisions aren't visible from space. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 The company has also been consolidating operations across divisions in an effort to cut costs and invest more heavily in digital businesses, according to the report. —City News Service, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026 The other eight playoff divisions will continue to have 32-team, single-elimination brackets. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026 There were also divisions over the resolution among the 10 nonpermanent members, according to diplomats. —Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Political divisions course through Latino communities, including in South Florida where Telemundo is headquartered. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 The partnership was facilitated by Klutch Sports Group’s Brand Consulting and Sports and Brand Insights divisions. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026 In all, 50 players made the jump from the lower divisions and became starters (six games or more) at the Power 4 level, including 16 receivers, eight safeties, eight offensive linemen and six defensive linemen. —Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Borders and divisions aren't visible from space. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 The company has also been consolidating operations across divisions in an effort to cut costs and invest more heavily in digital businesses, according to the report. —City News Service, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026 The other eight playoff divisions will continue to have 32-team, single-elimination brackets. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026 There were also divisions over the resolution among the 10 nonpermanent members, according to diplomats. —Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
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Use fences and hedges to denote the garden's boundaries.— Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
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Our association is now telling us that the town said the fences were mistakenly allowed to be put too close to the lake.— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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This story is republished via CT Community News, a service of the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative, an organization sponsored by journalism departments at college and university campuses across the state.— Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
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On March 24, the Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisor Margaret Abe Koga with support and input from our county’s labor unions, ordered a comprehensive study on AI use across county departments, to set guidelines so future technology solutions improve jobs instead of replacing them.— Maria Noel Fernandez, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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This year’s inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lean far too male and over 60, with the class consisting of only six women spread among all of the categories — a disappointing decline after some notable changes following the departure of chairman Jann Wenner.— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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Tickets will be available across categories one through three in addition to the front-row seat categories, depending on the match.— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Such agreements often include incredibly detailed terms with wildly differing splits and sometimes convoluted formulas.— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
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Working between the pipes for the Kings for the second straight game, goaltender Anton Forsberg made his presence felt midway through the frame, doing the splits to fend off an attempt with his right foot.— Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
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The Big Ten Conference amassed nearly $70 million from NCAA distributions that will be paid for team appearances and performances in the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.— Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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As climate change, expanding wildlife populations and changes in land use continue to influence tick distributions, understanding how communities experience and respond to ticks is increasingly important.— Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.— April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
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In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.— Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
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Plants serve as natural dividers that give each area its own identity.— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Use small containers or drawer dividers to organize items such as bobby pins, hair ties, and clips.— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
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Critics in the House Freedom Caucus argued against the bill on the grounds that government should not mandate how agencies spend their budgets.— Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
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And by the way, there’s a humanitarian component here as well in terms of fertilizer, food, and other aid agencies that need that open for the ongoing crises in Africa.— NBC news, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Divisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/divisions. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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