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as in divergences
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 splits
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 bifurcations
Are these all mathematically proper bifurcations?
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Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcations
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This is not to say there have been no divergences or tensions, particularly when Brazil has sought to pursue a more autonomous foreign policy.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Statement of Economic Projections routinely reveals wide divergences among policymakers themselves.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Robyn is Kody’s last wife after his splits from Christine, Janelle, and Meri.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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The actress had a hard time slumbering after her week one mistakes, and now she’s expected to do a cartwheel into splits after tearing her hamstring?—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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The study found that by the time the pandemic began, that gap had closed—and no differences emerged in the happiness gap between parents of different education levels.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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While there have always been differences in what clients from various regions ask for, today those differences are greater, Florian Laudan, senior vice president of global corporate and marketing communications at ZF, told Newsweek.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The traditional layout of closed, hierarchical office spaces has been replaced with an open office concept featuring glass partitions and bright, interconnected rooms, to encourage team collaboration.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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When visits were eventually permitted, they were limited to 10–20 minutes behind glass partitions.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Professor [Djuro] Macut, who is our current prime minister, into the government, a university professor, and the vision of President Vucic remains to unify the people of Serbia, to overcome political divisions, and to create a society based on dialog and social cohesion rather than polarization.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Their explanations for the requests reflected the cross-aisle divisions.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Hurricanes defense had six tackles for loss (including two sacks), the two interceptions, six more pass breakups and five quarterback hurries.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hamilton earned honorable mention All-MW honors last season after ranking seventh nationally in pass breakups (13).—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
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After buyouts, early retirements, voluntary separations and a Reduction in Force, the agency was shrunk nearly in half earlier this year.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Garrett added that separations can stem from safety concerns, self-harm risk or threats from others inside the facility.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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But aggregate consumer spending masks schisms below the surface.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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This brings us to the differences between the characters, which point to pivotal schisms between Anderson and Pynchon as storytellers.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bifurcations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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