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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
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
There’s also a bifurcation in who’s spending.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Economic bifurcation The divergence mirrors China’s bifurcated economy, as industries try to adapt to new technologies in the face of a real estate slump and trade disputes with the United States.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
For example, signs of bifurcation blared louder during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s also a bifurcation in who’s spending.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Economic bifurcation The divergence mirrors China’s bifurcated economy, as industries try to adapt to new technologies in the face of a real estate slump and trade disputes with the United States.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
For example, signs of bifurcation blared louder during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bifurcation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcation
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The sudden boom in credit is creating a wider divergence in competitiveness between credit markets and regular investment sales bidding activity.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The divergence comes down to math.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Perez will have the larger share of the split, but Jensen will still be involved due to his hitting capability.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Dec. 2025
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The decision to hand Salah a new contract at the end of last season, though, appeared to put an end to rumors of a split.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Dec. 2025
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The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
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Earlier in the day, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
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In his attempt to assure us that Shakespeare’s play resonates within our contemporary hellscape of division and deportation, Ali has poured more of his energy into easy images than into the much harder work of breathing new, heartbreaking life into old poetry.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Available from Avery, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The breakup occurred shortly after the Zhuque-2E rocket reached orbit on June 9 with two satellites providing direct-to-cell communications, perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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But in its own twist, Prime Video’s eight-episode adaptation alters a key aspect of Sam and Percy’s breakup and eventual makeup, specifically who knew about Percy’s betrayal and when.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Sometime next summer, just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday, visitors will walk down West 76th Street near Central Park West and most likely fail to notice the new wall of granite stonework and Doric columns that replaced a low brick partition and an empty lot.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Dec. 2025
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Stacked visibly behind a partition, the brand’s footwear stock also serves as a feature.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
25 Nov. 2025
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Jelly Roll listed the date of separation as May 9, and cited irreconcilable differences.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The extent of that separation is still the source of considerable speculation on Wall Street.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The Daily Dividend Pope Leo's call for AI regulation has created a schism within the White House.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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In the intervening years, this most consequential bilateral relationship in the world had become dysfunctional, battered by a cascade of schisms including a global pandemic, increasing ideological antagonism, accelerating geopolitical rivalry, and surging trade tension.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Time,
19 May 2026
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“Bifurcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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