divider
Americannoun
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Also called: room divider. a screen or piece of furniture placed so as to divide a room into separate areas
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a person or thing that divides
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electronics an electrical circuit with an output that is a well-defined fraction of the given input
a voltage divider
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As a result, Friday's evening play will feature just the second instalment of the match between Barry Hawkins and Mark Williams, with the divider raised so the whole arena can watch.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The man, who appeared to be wearing a hooded sweater, stumbled backward after falling off the center divider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
It then bounced back into the road where it crashed into a bridge divider and came to rest, according to KTLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Video from the scene showed a mangled, upside down sheriff’s motorcycle near the center divider about 30 yards away from a Toyota sedan, which was smashed from the rear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
I looked back at the food on the other side of the plastic divider.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
The former student at Outwood Grange Academy, who we are calling Ben, described how pupils were seated in booths with plastic dividers on the sides, watched by cameras.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Seats are at the forefront, with private pods kitted out with extra storage space, wireless charging, ottomans and retractable privacy dividers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Lau's cubicle is one of nine in a single unit, separated by thin wooden dividers, in a 60-year-old building in one of Hong Kong's poorest neighbourhoods, Sham Shui Po.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
They used room dividers to carve their space into sleeping quarters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2025
I walk past the long line of open stall dividers and stand beside her.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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