a
: causing a piercing sensation
a splitting headache
b
: very fast or quick
racing off at a splitting pace—
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
c
: sidesplitting
a splitting laugh
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Examples of splitting in a Sentence
the horse took off at a splitting gallop
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After waiting nearly a month for the city to respond to a service request about a splitting tree, a Museum District resident duct taped the tree together and posted signs to avoid parking under it.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
To overcome these hurdles, the OPTN should adopt a mandatory splitting policy that is similar to policies already adopted in other countries.
—Evelyn Tenenbaum and Jed Adam Gross, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024
Transitioning from splitting rent with a roommate to being responsible for monthly expenses all on her own was a big adjustment the creative had to prepare for.
—Indya Brown, Essence, 5 June 2024
Robinson had grown up splitting time between Milwaukee and Florida, where her father lives.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
To overcome these hurdles, the OPTN should adopt a mandatory splitting policy that is similar to policies already adopted in other countries.
—Evelyn Tenenbaum and Jed Adam Gross, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024
Transitioning from splitting rent with a roommate to being responsible for monthly expenses all on her own was a big adjustment the creative had to prepare for.
—Indya Brown, Essence, 5 June 2024
Robinson had grown up splitting time between Milwaukee and Florida, where her father lives.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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“Splitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splitting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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