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present participle of divide.

dividing

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breaking

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detaching detachment parting partition separation

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attachment

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union

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calculation

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arithmetic computation counting estimate estimation forecast judgment prediction

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figuring reckoning summation

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adding ciphering multiplying subtracting totaling

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comparison

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analogy connection contrast correlation example identification juxtaposition observation ratio relation resemblance similarity testing

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allegory association balancing collation comparability discrimination estimation exemplification illustration likeness likening measuring metaphor opposition segregation separation weighing

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analogizing analyzing bringing together collating distinguishing paralleling relating

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difference disconnection dissimilarity unlikeness

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division

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distribution

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analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection

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breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting rending separating splitting up

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attachment combination connection union

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accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole

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fission

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division parting severance

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atom smashing atomic reaction nuclear fission splitting the atom thermonuclear reaction

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partition

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barrier dissolution segregation separation

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allotment apportionment detachment disconnection distribution disunion hindrance obstruction parting portion rationing rupture screen severance share splitting wall

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aid assistance help promotion whole

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attachment juncture union unity

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severance

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analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjunction disjuncture dismemberment dissolution distribution disunion divorce divorcement parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection separation split subdivision vivisection

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breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance disseverment distinguishing disuniting rending separating splitting up

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attachment closing closure combination connection juncture marriage union

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sharing

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allocation distribution

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partaking participating partition splitting

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companionate

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An actuarial approach, dividing a portfolio by remaining life expectancy, can be used but introduces too much spending fluctuation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The most contested ground is labor, where consent has become the dividing line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

That is why the latest rally is dividing market watchers.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

He said a "meticulous" and "systematic" search began after the initial emergency response, with teams dividing the crash site into separate zones.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Greeks would figure out the ratio by dividing the line into tiny pieces, using, for example, a standard or yardstick half an inch long.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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