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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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While Towanda plans the wedding of her dreams, the family is rocked by medical emergencies, explosive emotional confrontations, and the fallout from a public scandal that threatens to divide them for good.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The conflict between Israel and Palestine was dividing friends, sparking tensions, and fueling rising acts of hostility.—
Rchin Bari,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But that isn’t separating Texans from their steaks.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gray loves Catrice Hyper Lash Mascara, which separates lashes for definition, length, volume, and curl.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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Online social networks are getting smaller and more intimate, as young people organize into group chats and segment their identities across different platforms.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
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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“Bifurcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcate. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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