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as in divergence
a movement in different directions away from a common point
a thoughtful book about the nation's bifurcation into two distinct and antagonistic cultures
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
a divisive issue that caused the bifurcation of the political party
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Recent Examples of bifurcation
That bifurcation extends to your casting as well.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
However, the bifurcation of the market — with investors moving out of tech, momentum, and cyclicals and into defensives — may be obscuring the Oscillator’s reading.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The bifurcation between highly sought-after AI companies and other startups is expected to persist, though even within the AI sector, venture capital investors are becoming more discriminating, focusing increasingly on retention metrics rather than just rapid ARR growth.
—Kyle Westaway, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
With its ability to overcome first the devastation of war, and secondly the bifurcation orchestrated by geopolitical chess players, Berlin didn’t get to 75 by giving in to gloom and doom.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
However, the bifurcation of the market — with investors moving out of tech, momentum, and cyclicals and into defensives — may be obscuring the Oscillator’s reading.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The bifurcation between highly sought-after AI companies and other startups is expected to persist, though even within the AI sector, venture capital investors are becoming more discriminating, focusing increasingly on retention metrics rather than just rapid ARR growth.
—Kyle Westaway, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
With its ability to overcome first the devastation of war, and secondly the bifurcation orchestrated by geopolitical chess players, Berlin didn’t get to 75 by giving in to gloom and doom.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcation
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The show’s divergence here is enormous, first by grounding Tommy in Jackson rather than as the leader of the violent excursion and secondly removing any guise about Ellie’s intentions.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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The existence of the monarchy is the country’s original divergence.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
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However, Hall only appeared in the premiere episode of the show due to his split from Haack.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Huss stars in The Four Seasons as Terry, Anne's new boyfriend following her split from Nick.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 May 2025
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The dissolution of the PKK raises a host of questions for the Islamist government of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the pro-American Kurdish forces (YPG) in northern Syrian who helped defeat the Islamist State terrorist movement.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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More broadly, the dissolution of the foreign aid program is a significant example of a broader trend the administration is pursuing: sacrificing soft power for hard power.—
Time,
Time,
12 May 2025
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Replant divisions elsewhere in the landscape or share them with friends and neighbors.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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That’s what connects us in a world of so much division.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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In the last three years, Showering has had no shortage of such big moments—the birth of her child, a breakup, the loss of two grandmothers, a move from London to rural Somerset.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
8 May 2025
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Anne, a pet parent living in France, recently went through a breakup, which led to her ex-boyfriend moving out of the apartment.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The partition of colonial India established a secular, Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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Indeed the two countries went to war over Kashmir within a year of the partition of India soon after the creation of Pakistan.—
Ayesha Jalal,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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James tried to drive but couldn’t create separation as the shot-clock buzzer sounded.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Since 2021, there have been 85 recorded events involving a potentially dangerous near-miss between a helicopter and a plane – defined as a lateral separation of less than 1,500 feet and a vertical separation of less than 200 feet, the National Transportation Safety Board said in March.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The Catholic Church faces similar challenges but so far has been able to avoid schisms by limiting the actual changes being made.—
Dennis Doyle,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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But as President Trump exerts near-total control over the Republican Party, and the country seems bitterly divided along partisan lines more than ever, the G.O.P. schism in Montana has attracted outsize attention.—
Will Warasila,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Bifurcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcation. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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