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
At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.
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Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Defendants misleading sales and advertising practices, along with bifurcating sales and marketing against the operation of the rental Program and debt enforcement, allowed Defendants to offload their supply of aging and stagnant inventory at an unlawful premium.
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Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.
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Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Defendants misleading sales and advertising practices, along with bifurcating sales and marketing against the operation of the rental Program and debt enforcement, allowed Defendants to offload their supply of aging and stagnant inventory at an unlawful premium.
—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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
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The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17 that sets up negotiations over the most contentious issues dividing the two sides.
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But any time a cell is not actively dividing, its chromatin is unwound into what looks like a tangled mess.
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In total, the F4-425 Pro can hold up to a maximum of 120TB of data with the advantage of splitting storage across HDD and NVMe bays so that files for video editing or current projects can be stored on the ultra-fast SSDs, while archive files and backups can be stored on the HDDs.
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That’s sparked complaints of Americanization of the games – essentially splitting the two 45-minute halves into four 22-and-a-half-minute quarters.
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The challenge for investors is separating technical pressure from fundamental weakness.
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The Grammy-winning rapper, 41, filed for divorce from his podcaster wife, 46, on May 18 after separating May 9, according to a divorce filing obtained and reviewed by the USA TODAY Network on June 15.
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“Bifurcating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcating. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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