DIVISIONAL Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

divisional

adjective

Definition of divisional

as in local

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Recent Examples of divisional The Titans finally won a game, knocking off a divisional rival, the Indianapolis Colts, 26-20. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Swift was at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs’ divisional matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 With the Patriots and Bills accounting for four games on the schedule, the Jets can’t keep treating divisional victories as occasional breakthroughs. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Can Baltimore notch their fourth win in a row to stay ahead of its competitive divisional opponent? — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026 Plus, divisional games tend to be lower-scoring and more tightly contested. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 For this divisional round, Mountain View fans can vote every day until October 25 using the link here. — Laura Phillips, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The next season, the Rams started 1-4, finished 10-7 again and lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Buffalo’s Josh Allen remains one of the most watchable quarterbacks in the league (this despite his recent hiccups), and the 3-1 Raiders proved their mettle last weekend against their divisional rivals. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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Adjective

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to citizens last month to avoid foreign travel and buying gold, to ease the pressure on the local currency.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Thanks in part to the unique London arrangement, the team’s local revenue ranked 25th.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of local

Adjective

If built, the facility would supply electricity to the regional grid and Amazon’s data centers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
The spiraling conflict is now the most volatile front in the regional conflagration set off when the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

— Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of regional

Adjective

Fastidious critics are left with nothing but crumbs to scatter on a trail of discussion leading to the door of a theatre, and readers have to extrapolate critics’ full opinions from the fragmentary account that could be written before release.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
Both also explore attempts to understand someone who is gone through fragmentary memory, using images as a bridge between the living and the dead.

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fragmentary

Adjective

Their role becomes clear at 21-, 36- and 52-Across, where the clues solve to partial entries, which can be completed only by using the entry spaces of those dash clues.

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Other partial successes include NATO’s intervention in Kosovo in 1999, in which a 78-day air campaign led Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic to withdraw his forces.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of partial

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The Red Devils, who lost that matchup last season, also will be among the contenders for their first sectional title since 2021.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Quantity is what the internet warehouse is primarily known for, but this specific sale is great for shopping select living room and bedroom furniture, like staple sectional sofas and sturdy bed frames for up 50% off.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sectional

Adjective

Believe it or not, the Cubivan Camping System wasn't the only multi-component camper pod system at this year's Caravan Salon built to slide out and camp outside the van itself.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of component

Adjective

The study was cross-sectional, meaning everyone was assessed once rather than followed over time.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2026
One concerning cross-sectional study on 600 women found that cell phone use was linked to a spontaneous loss of their pregnancy, particularly among mothers who engaged in longer call times and used their phone for more applications.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cross-sectional

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