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as in divergence
a movement in different directions away from a common point
a thoughtful book about the nation's bifurcation into two distinct and antagonistic cultures
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
a divisive issue that caused the bifurcation of the political party
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Recent Examples of bifurcation
The bifurcation between highly sought-after AI companies and other startups is expected to persist, though even within the AI sector, venture capital investors are becoming more discriminating, focusing increasingly on retention metrics rather than just rapid ARR growth.
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Kyle Westaway, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
With its ability to overcome first the devastation of war, and secondly the bifurcation orchestrated by geopolitical chess players, Berlin didn’t get to 75 by giving in to gloom and doom.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
However, the Magnificent 7 stocks have seen internal bifurcation in 2025, showing signs of exhaustion.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
The semiconductor industry is experiencing a dramatic bifurcation, with shares of AI-focused chipmakers soaring while those tracking traditional markets struggle.
—Kristina Partsinevelos, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Westaway, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
With its ability to overcome first the devastation of war, and secondly the bifurcation orchestrated by geopolitical chess players, Berlin didn’t get to 75 by giving in to gloom and doom.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
However, the Magnificent 7 stocks have seen internal bifurcation in 2025, showing signs of exhaustion.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
The semiconductor industry is experiencing a dramatic bifurcation, with shares of AI-focused chipmakers soaring while those tracking traditional markets struggle.
—Kristina Partsinevelos, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcation
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There is a growing divergence between what is good for business and what is good for major wealth owners.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the cultural nuances in this case (along with potential health issues) make the championing of this particular divergence less than winning.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this month, Bristowe reflected on her 2018 split from ex Shawn Booth and acknowledged her own role in their breakup during an episode of her podcast.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The new tour follows decades of tension between the brothers, who last performed together during Oasis’ 2009 tour before an infamous backstage blow-up in Paris led to the band’s split.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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Both judges were also accused of undermining the public’s confidence in the judiciary through their comments to The Capital Gazette and other publications, including a Baltimore Banner column calling for the Orphans’ Court’s dissolution.—
Luke Parker,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2025
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The beginnings of the dissolution of dialogue Until 1990, American politics and government was always a raucous and contentious how-do-you-do, but ultimately a cooperative venture to one degree or another.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The amendments needed 60% of the vote to pass — the proposal limiting girls sports participation to biological females got 31 of 53 votes (58.5%), and the other that would have created an open division for students aside from boys and girls competitions — garnered just 24.5% (13 out of 53).—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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David Dahlquist, the acting deputy director of the DOJ's antitrust civil litigation division, spoke for the government in opening statements.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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Dolphins fit: Biggers possesses the ideal height, weight and length and can get his hands in passing lanes (seven pass breakups during his collegiate career).—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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In theory a negative verdict could result in a company breakup.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
25 Apr. 2025
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One of them, identified as 21-year-old Lance Harris of the Bronx, New York, allegedly began kicking the inside of a police cruiser and broke off a plastic partition piece, according to Podgorski.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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After the partition of India in 1947, control of the Indus River system became a major source of tension between the two nations that emerged from partition: India and Pakistan.—
Fazlul Haq,
The Conversation,
25 Apr. 2025
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On the track, Rae sings about escaping into music to get away from life’s troubles, including her parents’ separation.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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Creating modular architectures through the adoption of microservices or containers facilitates the separation of functionalities into independent components, each with its own life cycle.—
Manuel Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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This meant that working within an executive structure which was not always aligned allowed schisms to grow and cliques to foster.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s practically nothing that his Catholic foes, still smarting at the Church of England’s rejection of papal authority, won’t believe about the man who helped engineer the schism so that Henry (Damian Lewis) could divorce his first wife as part of his ongoing quest to beget a male heir.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Bifurcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcation. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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