split on
phrasal verb
split on; splitting on; splits on
British, informal
: to give information about the secret or criminal activity of (someone) to the police
He would never split on his chums.
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Beyond the ultra-wealthy, governments are also split on the topic.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Analysts overall are split on Freeport, however.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Even so, city, county and community leaders are split on whether the jump represents a genuine trend of increasing homelessness, or merely the mark of in an imperfect count.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Voters were split on whether Mamdani or Cuomo would be best to represent New York City’s interests with the White House.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Analysts overall are split on Freeport, however.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Even so, city, county and community leaders are split on whether the jump represents a genuine trend of increasing homelessness, or merely the mark of in an imperfect count.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Voters were split on whether Mamdani or Cuomo would be best to represent New York City’s interests with the White House.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for split on
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“Split on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20on. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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