bifurcating

present participle of bifurcate

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Recent Examples of bifurcating At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating. — 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
Verb
  • Under this concept, armed forces aim to coordinate multiple VICTOR drones into autonomous swarms capable of dividing surveillance, reconnaissance, and transport missions in real time.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • James, always an exacting rhythmic engineer, was now dividing the beat into fragments tiny enough to push at the very edge of rhythm itself.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The duo released one album together, the influential 1983 LP Enter, before splitting up in 1985.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • What Could Be Next Roller choice may keep splitting along a clear line.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The seven tiles must coordinate their movements and establish connections before separating and forming a new arrangement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the work of growing up is separating from our parents, learning to see them as people who exist independently of us.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Bifurcating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcating. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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