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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
People will endure a lot of indignity to avoid being left behind without VC money when the great bifurcation takes place.
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Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Chapek’s bifurcation of the studio’s production and distribution operations was rejected like a botched organ transplant by the core of the Mouse House’s creative executives, not to mention the creative community doing business with Disney, Marvel, Pixar, ABC, 20th Century Studios et al.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
This bifurcation between companies that value investors and those that do not will determine which public companies succeed and which fail over the long term.
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Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
This bifurcation of retail has been seen strongly in department stores, where retailers in the middle are challenged.
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Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bifurcation
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Chapek’s bifurcation of the studio’s production and distribution operations was rejected like a botched organ transplant by the core of the Mouse House’s creative executives, not to mention the creative community doing business with Disney, Marvel, Pixar, ABC, 20th Century Studios et al.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
This bifurcation between companies that value investors and those that do not will determine which public companies succeed and which fail over the long term.
—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
This bifurcation of retail has been seen strongly in department stores, where retailers in the middle are challenged.
—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bifurcation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcation
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That divergence shows up across every category the report examines — pricing, events strategy, wine club management and tasting room approach.
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All too often, voices raised in the name of superpatriotism denounce honest divergences as akin to treason.
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Despite Argentina still controlling possession at a 73-27 split, Jordan has found a few threats in the counter-attack.
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This was Chavarria’s first time showing an equal split of men’s and women’s on the runway, but in reality women have been his customers for a long time.
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Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
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Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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In 2019, the district attorney’s office of Fulton County, Georgia, opened one of an increasing number of Conviction Integrity Units – known as CIUs – divisions that look into claims of false convictions.
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The overwhelming success of the BMW M wagons will lead the automaker’s performance division to give us a M3 Touring in the Neue Klasse era.
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The series, out now on Prime Video, follows Percy and Sam, two childhood friends who fall in love as teenagers and, years after their breakup, are reunited back in their childhood hometown for a memorial service.
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The song is believed to be about ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, as the former couple famously rekindled their relationship in 2018 after their 2017 breakup and went on to get engaged in 2019.
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This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
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My first videoplay was Remembering Toba Tek Singh, 1999, inspired by a short story on the 1947 partition of the subcontinent by Sa’adat Hassan Manto.
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Hertel succeeded former Director Robert Gordon, who resigned and received a $155,000 separation deal.
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News of the separation broke in September, with Kidman filing for divorce by month’s end and the pair reportedly planning on co-parenting classes and submitting a child support worksheet.
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Hussein’s killing cemented the schism between Sunni and Shiite Islam and remains a powerful symbol of resistance against oppression and injustice.
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Hussein’s killing is seen as having cemented the schism between Sunnis and Shiites, which stems from the early days of Islam and arguments over Muhammad’s successors as caliph, or leader.
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“Bifurcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcation. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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