bifurcating

verb

Definition of bifurcatingnext
present participle of bifurcate
as in dividing
formal to undergo division into two parts The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.

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Recent Examples of bifurcating This also happens at a moment where the venture capital goalposts are moving—the industry is bifurcating into asset managers and smaller shops, while politics is becoming an increasingly complicated flashpoint. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025 The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcating
  1. dividing
  2. splitting
  3. separating
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  • The singer's annual holiday clip is dividing fans this year.
    — Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Similar efforts have emerged in Missouri, where the state legislature passed a new map dividing Kansas City among three congressional districts.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Definition of dividing
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  • Experts are especially alarmed that the CDC is investigating splitting up the MMR vaccine, which protects kids against measles, mumps and rubella in one shot.
    — NPR, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The singer went on to date actor Chase Stokes for three years before splitting this past September.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of splitting
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  • Great Again slogan appears just below the line separating overt and covert white supremacy.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Additionally, parchment is often used for storage purposes, separating layers of baked goods like cookies or brownies to prevent them from sticking together.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of separating

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