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divider

[dih-vahy-der] / dɪˈvaɪ dər /


NOUN
screen
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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

Shortly before 9 p.m., as news helicopters broadcast the pursuit live from overhead, the suspect crashed the van into the northbound side of the center divider near the Avenue 43 exit in Montecito Heights.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2025

The car suddenly veered left, going over the concrete divider and into southbound traffic, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2025

Video from the scene showed a mangled, upside down sheriff’s motorcycle near the center divider about 30 yards away from a Toyota sedan, which was smashed from the rear.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2025

As he worried over the cub, he could hear his parents talking on the other side of the divider.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

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

Despite using room dividers to shrink the space, the campaign could not hide that the crowd felt like a medium-sized wedding, albeit a pathetic one where no one cares for the couple.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2024

The construction had come a little further along on this floor; half-finished plaster dividers rose up between the metal beams, and electrical wiring snaked alongside the ceiling pipes.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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