divide
Example Sentences
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Where the electorate remains closely divided, with independents prone to shifting allegiances, the rules of politics may impose a more demanding standard than the rule of law.
Europe is often divided, but not on this issue.
I’d read in the newspaper about Mr. Lincoln saying the same thing in a speech to folks in Ohio: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
From Literature
The stock market reflected this divide with brutal clarity.
A co-CEO model divides responsibility, accountability, and, ultimately, the burden between two people.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.