as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops
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Recent Examples of cleavage
Kelela opted for a black dress from the collab with shoulder pads, a rosette detail, some cleavage and ruching.
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Screen Culture is not averse to this engagement bait, creating an AI thumbnail of Riley Andersen with cleavage for an imagined Inside Out 3 sequel.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
The actress wore a slinky black dress on the red carpet that featured a plunging V-neck line that exposed a hint of cleavage.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 1 May 2025
These often reflect deep ethnic and social cleavages, aggravated by external interventions, as well as cruder forms of power struggle.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Screen Culture is not averse to this engagement bait, creating an AI thumbnail of Riley Andersen with cleavage for an imagined Inside Out 3 sequel.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
The actress wore a slinky black dress on the red carpet that featured a plunging V-neck line that exposed a hint of cleavage.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 1 May 2025
These often reflect deep ethnic and social cleavages, aggravated by external interventions, as well as cruder forms of power struggle.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleavage
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For instance, if the cost of a service is $1,000, and the state and federal government split is 50-50, the state might add a 5% provider tax that would bring the total cost of the service to $1,050.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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The former couple split 11 months after welcoming their baby girl in October 2000.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Cassie’s mom recounts her daughter’s abuse Regina Ventura, Cassie’s mother, also talked about the dissolution of Cudi’s relationship with her daughter during her testimony on Tuesday.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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In creating the commission, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the dissolution of the county’s Mental Health Board and Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Blue wore her hair in locs for two years but parted with the style after experiencing an oh-so-familiar feeling: the urge to drastically change her appearance after a breakup and mark a fresh chapter with a new hairstyle.—
Martine Thompson,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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High-profile celebrity lawyer Laura Wasser, who has shepherded the likes of Kim Kardashian, Kevin Costner and Ariana Grande through their respective breakups, is representing Geffen.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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In small bathrooms, the team has deployed fancy tiles, lots of light and glass partitions instead of shower curtains.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Here was a country that demanded movement, that fetishized the pioneering spirit, yet my family in South Asia had, during the 1947 partition of India, known far more upheaval within living memory than my husband’s.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The Israeli military has launched hundreds of strikes into Syria and occupied parts of southern Syria, and the Israeli government has stoked sectarian division by claiming that the incursion is an attempt to protect the Druze minority.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Well, clearly, there has been tremendous division on campus over that period of time.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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But left-hander Jared Shuster gave up three straight singles with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, and Lindor drove in an insurance run to get some separation from the Sox.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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But the recent crisis shows that too much separation creates its own problems.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Cleavage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleavage. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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