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polarizes

  • present tense form of polarize (3rd person singular).

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Predictably, however, the one topic that invariably polarizes the online community is Nazi typewriters … especially those sporting the “special key.”

From Slate Mar. 16, 2024

Although his career polarizes opinions in his country despite his achievements, Álvarez is revered by the majority in Guadalajara.

From Washington Times May 2, 2023

Still, Macy’s portfolio of businesses from Bloomingdale’s to it’s off-price Backstage and wide range of prices offer a big advantage over other retailers as consumer behavior polarizes.

From Seattle Times Aug. 23, 2022

Some of her assertions on how the platform polarizes people, he told employees, were “pretty easy to debunk.”

From New York Times Oct. 10, 2021

Tourmaline polarizes light sent through its sides and becomes positively electrified at one end while being heated.

From The Machinery of the Universe Mechanical Conceptions of Physical Phenomena by Dolbear, A. E. (Amos Emerson)