Dividing
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The front door was stage right with a foyer, the stairs descended into the middle of the main room, dividing the living room from the dining room, and the kitchen was a separate room (with shutters dividing the kitchen from the dining room).
Source: Series / Bewitched -
Grim Fandango uses a year-long time skip to separate each chapter in the game, dividing the game into a four-year journey.
Source: Time Skip -
Contrast with The Great Wall, which bisects the world, dividing it into two separate parts, and The Outside World, what lies outside the walls.
Source: The Wall Around the World
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Separate and Dividing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dividing/separate
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