polarize

Example Sentences

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Booker has long been a visible and sometimes polarizing figure in national politics.

From Salon

The spectacle has rekindled hopes that America can become less polarized and find more common ground.

From Salon

By studying how this light is polarized, scientists can gain valuable clues about the shape and behavior of the extremely hot gas and debris swirling around black holes at extreme speeds.

From Science Daily

By changing the helicity, or twist, of the circularly polarized pulses, the team could stabilize either the clockwise or anti-clockwise arrangement of electric dipoles.

From Science Daily

One Los Angeles media executive whose portfolio includes celebrity and entertainment brands cited reservations about the “optics of getting a blue check,” referring to the way Musk’s culture-war antics have polarized sentiment around Twitter.

From Los Angeles Times