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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
Waller’s remarks came a day after Delta’s blowout earnings confirmed a bifurcation developing in the economy.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Implementation Realities And Industry Consequences The bifurcation between operational and artisanal legal work is creating new dynamics within the legal industry.
—Matthew Sole, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, scientists have uncovered bifurcations throughout the physical world — in chemical reactions and in electronics, in our cells and in ecosystems.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Right now [there's been] a little bit of a bifurcation of the market.
—Ashley J. Dimella , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Implementation Realities And Industry Consequences The bifurcation between operational and artisanal legal work is creating new dynamics within the legal industry.
—Matthew Sole, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, scientists have uncovered bifurcations throughout the physical world — in chemical reactions and in electronics, in our cells and in ecosystems.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Right now [there's been] a little bit of a bifurcation of the market.
—Ashley J. Dimella , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcation
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George Gross, an expert on theology and the monarchy at King’s College London, highlighted the church’s continuing divergence from the Catholic Church, which forbids women from being ordained as priests, much less as serving as the religion’s global spiritual leader.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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There’s a divergence happening between gold and the S & P 500.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Public opinion was closer to 80-20 than a partisan split, driven by concerns about drugs, crime and national security.—
Dustin Olson,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Express your love for her, your sadness over the split, your grief about your other sister, your disappointment about the way things have turned out.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while turning red ink to black.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, with the dissolution of the agreement, those plans are now canceled.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Published by arrangement with Alfred A Knopf, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the deal will result in lower international revenue, the division’s asset-light model is expected to boost Starbucks’ profits in the long run.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Neal, a Fresno State transfer, ranked fifth on the team with 55 tackles and had a team-high 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 2 tackles for loss.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Durant, meanwhile, tied for the team lead with three interceptions while adding seven breakups.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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And what about poor Lalla, who slept in an old bed with her mother, in the same bedroom (so to speak) as Regina and the baby, behind a partition in the corner?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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But the backdrop shows several people looking down through glass partitions at that desk, much in the way some on-stage animators worked at Disney-MGM.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Interestingly, a 2023 study from the Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens demonstrates that dolphins can remember others’ signature whistles even after long periods of separation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nelsen told the jury Debe was still worried about Bob after their separation.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The right’s schisms were on full display during AmericaFest, Turning Point USA’s annual conference, which took place in Phoenix this past weekend.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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But in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a painful schism emerged between them, one that led them to stop speaking to one another for an extended period of time.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Bifurcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcation. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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