polarize
Example Sentences
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Best known as one-half of reality TV’s most polarizing couple on “The Hills,” Pratt built a reputation as a needling instigator, often leaning into the role of villain with annoying enthusiasm.
From Los Angeles Times
“The way I look, dress and talk — I’m polarizing,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
The peripatetic, polarizing basketball coach steers St. John’s to its first Sweet 16 in 27 seasons.
Strong interactions between the layers lead to very different transmission behaviors for left- and right-circularly polarized light under "normal incidence," or polarized light that hits perpendicular to the surface.
From Science Daily
While Musk remains a polarizing figure with the general public, Tesla shareholders have consistently backed the billionaire.
From Barron's
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