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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The 101 is a major divider of wildlife habitat, particularly where the bridge will be built over a heavily traveled route northwest of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
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
A witness told the station that the car had smashed into a divider at the tunnel that passes underneath the airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
At select hours, Kelley said, staff will put up a divider to create Deep Cut, a fancier “speakeasy restaurant” that will emphasize steak and seafood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
And, moreover, he said Reggie seemed to suggest that it might’ve been Jim who had been the one who crossed the yellow divider.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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
Though the move hasn’t been without its challenges for the K-6 community: The new space doesn’t have permanent interior walls, requiring the use of temporary dividers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
That’s what Mom called it when she saw the things someone wrote on one of the dividers in my notebook a few weeks ago.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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