as in subdivides
formal
to undergo division into two parts
The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
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Recent Examples of bifurcates
While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.
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Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
6 Dec. 2025
For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos.
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San Francisco Chronicle,
30 July 2021
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
6 Dec. 2025
For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos.
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San Francisco Chronicle,
30 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcates
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What divides them is the type of finance work being transformed.
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Defections across the land border that divides the peninsula are relatively rare, as the area is densely forested, ridden with landmines and monitored by soldiers on both sides.
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When baked in a very hot oven, butter contains enough water to form steam, which separates doughs into layers of flaky pastry.
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This is where discipline separates an uncomfortable opportunity from a value trap.
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Bonda also volunteered at a mobile library project started by expat Debra Blake and Carol Woodruff, who splits time between Southern California and Baja.
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The rest of the album splits the difference between this newfound scrappiness and the skyscraping edifices Madeon built his name on.
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“Bifurcates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcates. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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