as in divided
formal
to undergo division into two parts
The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
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Recent Examples of bifurcated
These goals may appear bifurcated, but they will become increasingly intertwined in the years ahead.
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Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
It’s also oddly bifurcated into two noticeably chunks, with the first half focusing on Hank and Yvonne’s tender but touchy, highly tectchy relationship and the second half leaning into the gonzo forward momentum of a get-the-dough crime flick.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
The judge has since bifurcated the case.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 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
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Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
It’s also oddly bifurcated into two noticeably chunks, with the first half focusing on Hank and Yvonne’s tender but touchy, highly tectchy relationship and the second half leaning into the gonzo forward momentum of a get-the-dough crime flick.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
The judge has since bifurcated the case.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcated
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Scholars are perpetually divided.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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The situation is a potential turnaround from just six months ago, when Democrats and their allies were divided and despondent.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Atlanta scored first on a 38-yard field goal from Parker Romo, but that came after Huff and Sam Okuayinonu split a third-down sack to minimize a 19-play, 10 ½-minute drive.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bigger than Alaska and Texas combined, West Antarctica is split from the eastern half of the continent by the Transantarctic Mountains, whose peaks are buried to their chins in ice.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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To complete the family meditation, Ben Stiller puts his own children, Ella (23) and Quinlin (20), on camera, as well as his wife, Christine Taylor, from whom he was separated for several years (the two reconciled during the pandemic).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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With the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns all struggling to start the year, the Steelers have separated themselves from the rest of the AFC North.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Bifurcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcated. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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