as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined separated the bipartite rock

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Recent Examples of bipartite The procedure was on his bipartite patella, or a two-part kneecap that didn’t fuse together at birth. Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024 Specifically, your growing child might encounter a condition called bipartite patella. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024 What the Jewish People needed, Isaac thought, was bipartite leadership. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2021 In the last week, the team has shut down sluggers Shohei Ohtani (surgery to address bipartite patella in his left knee), Justin Upton (patellar tendinitis in his right knee) and Mike Trout (Morton’s neuroma in his right foot). Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2019
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  • Its dual narrative concerns a set of perverse medical experiments about human consciousness performed in an early-20th-century Argentine sanitorium and, a century later, an outsider artist who carries forth the legacy of these trials in grotesque ways.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
  • Starting with Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku as dual false nines at the Amex Stadium, Chelsea lacked a consistent penalty-box presence or a reliable means to stretch the opposition defence.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Of the 75 binary and triple asteroid systems observed by radar since 2000, 70% were discovered using radar.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 14 May 2025
  • No doubt, an elite player up front would elevate the team, but football is not as binary as that and the issues with creation and conversion that have arisen over the past two seasons stretch beyond just one position.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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  • The 2-in-1 Tote Bag keeps your chaos chic with a snap strap for your laptop, zip pockets for the tiny stuff (pacifiers or lip balm, anyone?), and twin open slots for easy phone grabs mid-diaper change.
    Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • From family rooms with twin sofas to dens with a trio of tables, these thoughtful and creative setups are sure to make any space sing.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 May 2025

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“Bipartite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bipartite. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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