BI FURCATES Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

bifurcates

verb

present tense third-person singular of bifurcate

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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. — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025 For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos. — San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2021

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Backups Lan Larison, Jam Miller and Myles Montgomery worked apart from Maye and the top three backs during a walkthrough 11-on-11 period that, in a regular-season setting, usually divides the starters from the scout-teamers.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
But today’s Court often divides along stark ideological lines, and the liberals often sound truly distraught in their dissents.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of divides

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These experiences have given me a clear sense of what separates high-performing boards from those that merely fulfill their obligations.

— James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
But in a world where a few basis points separates legends from washouts, a 10-point edge is an enormous windfall for anyone who trusted Kalshi’s numbers over those crunched by CME, the giant futures-exchange operator.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of separates

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There is one period in the middle of that when the team splits up to do 1-on-1 blocking and pass rushing with the linemen while the quarterbacks throw 7-on-7 passes to wide receivers defended by defensive backs and linebackers.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
But while rumors of separations and splits circulate the Bravosphere, Barlow, who has been married to her husband, John, for 22 years, is focused on her own relationship.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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