divisive
adjective
di·vi·sive
də-ˈvī-siv 
also
-ˈvi-
or -ziv
: creating disunity or dissension
a divisive issue
divisive rhetoric
divisively
adverb
divisiveness
noun
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That Haley would be on the ticket would compensate for Trump’s divisive personality, which has turned reliable conservatives away from him.
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Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 6 June 2024
Now, immigration is a more divisive issue and executives on the left are less willing to dive into politics.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Policy failures often left pandemic decision-makers with blunt, divisive, binary options — open up or shut down, protect health or protect jobs, get vaccinated or be shut out.
—Asa Hutchinson, STAT, 6 June 2024
This time, a divisive campaign saw Muslim votes in the state consolidated for the opposition coalition, formed between two major parties, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 4 June 2024
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Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 6 June 2024
Now, immigration is a more divisive issue and executives on the left are less willing to dive into politics.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Policy failures often left pandemic decision-makers with blunt, divisive, binary options — open up or shut down, protect health or protect jobs, get vaccinated or be shut out.
—Asa Hutchinson, STAT, 6 June 2024
This time, a divisive campaign saw Muslim votes in the state consolidated for the opposition coalition, formed between two major parties, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 4 June 2024
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“Divisive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divisive. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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