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.
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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
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
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The median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average sales price, which would mean taking the sum of all sales prices then dividing by the number of homes sold.—
USA TODAY Network,
Florida Times-Union,
7 Mar. 2026
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In this one, the death of a young woman ends up dividing its citizens, stoking rumors and accusations.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Take the time, then, to consider your account options with care and evaluate the interest-earning potential of splitting your money among a series of accounts.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Headaches grow for California’s Democratic Party chair as another poll shows eight Democratic candidates for governor are splitting the vote so many ways that Republicans could win the top 2 primary spots.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The line separating the two is blurry, as both star types experience winds and ejecta before dying.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Mar. 2026
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While Trump officials say the current deportation surge is succeeding in rooting out dangerous criminals, immigrant advocates have decried the crackdown for separating families and sending people back to countries where their lives may be in danger.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Bifurcating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcating. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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