as in to subdivide
formal
to undergo division into two parts
The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
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Recent Examples of bifurcate
That bifurcated attitude colors whether cap and trade will be renewed and how its costs will be borne.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
Notably, spending is bifurcated among income levels, with lower- and middle-income customers spending less than last year and affluent customers spending more than before.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Access to the Intracoastal means crossing the road—the estate is bifurcated by South Ocean Boulevard—where there’s additional parking and the dock, with dual jet ski and boat lifts.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
The plot is bifurcated to grant father and mother equal dramatic weight.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
Notably, spending is bifurcated among income levels, with lower- and middle-income customers spending less than last year and affluent customers spending more than before.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Access to the Intracoastal means crossing the road—the estate is bifurcated by South Ocean Boulevard—where there’s additional parking and the dock, with dual jet ski and boat lifts.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
The plot is bifurcated to grant father and mother equal dramatic weight.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcate
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Between every frame a disjunctive gap intrudes, subdividing the whole back into its parts, and thereby confronting the viewer with the plethora of copy culture, a barely manageable immensity of data.—
Jan Tumlir,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
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Others contain heavy metal doors, with pull-down handles, opening onto side decks that were once used by sailors to move around the ship but now are subdivided into private, sea view balconies.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Others view it as a brazen attempt to split up Kansas City’s minority voters.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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That resulted in a hung parliament split between the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front, and Macron’s Renaissance bloc.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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But if your peonies are flowering less over time or nearby plants are encroaching on their growing space, dividing them in fall is one simple solution.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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Every Democrat in the chamber supported the legislation while Republicans were evenly divided.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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With more devices brought into Michigan classrooms in recent years, educators have found ways to separate students from their phones during class time.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Formed from a $46 billion merger, the food company is expected to separate in the second half of 2026.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many SMBs also choose to segment their local-area Wi-Fi network to ensure sensitive data (such as credit card information from a point-of-sale system) is segregated and protected.—
Michael Flannery,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Polling was conducted online and segmented by gender, region, political affiliation, age, and race to ensure a representative sample.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Bifurcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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