DIVISIONAL Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

divisional

adjective

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as in local

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Recent Examples of divisional While Caleb Williams shows promise and the offense boasts young talent, a porous defense and strong divisional rivals like the Lions, who have an easier schedule, present considerable hurdles to Johnson's lofty aspirations. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Unsurprisingly, following the huge moves of Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are the biggest net sellers to date, and divisional gross sales of £972million are a little ahead of a year ago. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026 With six postseason spots per league rather than four, the net gains in playoff contention outweigh the dilution of the divisional races. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 After Pearsall had no catches on two targets in the divisional-round exit at Seattle, the 49ers went on a hunt for receiving help this offseason, having also moved on from Jauan Jennings and Brandon Aiyuk. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 Campbell built a bond with Dawkins despite the two players’ AFC East divisional rivalry. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026 By winning the first two games of the four-game series, the Rangers (53-51) lead the AL West by two games over second-place Houston (52-54) for their largest divisional lead this season. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 Under the new co-divisional model, boys and girls would attend the same school but take separate core classes during their freshman, sophomore and junior years while sharing common areas, with some classes becoming combined during senior year. — Chaewon Chung july 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

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Toward the southern end of the park, the LeFrak Center offers ice skating in winter and roller skating in summer, and Smorgasburg, a Sunday local food fair, pops up from April to October.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Geis’ remains were found by a team made up of local volunteers, according to Irfan Arshad Khan, president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of local

Adjective

Projects expected to have significant regional impacts are required to go through the DRI process to help local governments with infrastructure planning, but the agency only began requiring that large solar projects participate last year.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
In total, in the last 24 hours, the death toll in Ukraine has reached 25 people, with a further 132 injured throughout the country, according to reports from regional military administrations.

— Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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August's partial lunar eclipse will occur as Earth passes directly between the sun and moon during the full moon phase — an imperfect alignment that will see our planet's intense inner shadow cover 96% of the visible face of our natural satellite.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The restrictions pertain to parking lanes, curb lanes, and partial travel lanes to assist with the buildout and breakdown of the event, according to a city news release.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of partial

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Unbeaten over its last 11 games going back to the sectional tournament, SVLL enters the LLWS having outscored opponents 84-8 over that span.

— Dennis Pope, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Hobart, which aims to build off of that run, won its only sectional title in 2023 when Guess’ older brother Gavin, a standout player, was a junior.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sectional

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In a renowned 2006 review published in Educational Research Review, researchers traced how working memory evolved from a simple storage system into a more dynamic, multi-component process.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Much of Lofton’s research looks at developing a multi-level, multi-component food system intervention to address food insecurity inequities amongst Black American residents living in predominantly Black communities.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of component

Adjective

Strength and toughness describe a material’s performance after accounting for a strand’s tiny cross-sectional area or volume.

— Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026
As trains traveling at high speeds displace enormous amounts of air, these tunnels require giant cross-sectional diameters to prevent uncomfortable passenger ear-popping and dangerous air-pressure shockwaves.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

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