as in splits
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the breakup of the Soviet Union and the collapse of communism pretty much signaled the end of the Cold War
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Recent Examples of breakups
Frederique, a Freshman All-American a season ago, has a team-leading five pass breakups to go along with 10 tackles.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Through eight games, Jones has two interceptions, nine pass breakups, 36 tackles, six tackles for loss and one sack on defense.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
However, in two games as the full-time starter in Weeks 6 and 7, Drake Thomas had a sack, two tackles for loss on run plays and four pass breakups.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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
With his unique falsetto, emotional delivery and irresistible backstory — retreating to a cabin in the woods following a pair of personal and professional breakups to record in solitude — Bon Iver earned significant industry respect and a devoted cult following.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Cornerbacks Grace Manning and Finneran had multiple pass breakups and Eve Vedder had a late interception.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Even though every relationship ended, we’re supposed to remember that the bad moments and breakups are just part of the real love stories that began via blind dates.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Who’s the best in pass breakups in the NFL?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Through eight games, Jones has two interceptions, nine pass breakups, 36 tackles, six tackles for loss and one sack on defense.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
However, in two games as the full-time starter in Weeks 6 and 7, Drake Thomas had a sack, two tackles for loss on run plays and four pass breakups.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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
With his unique falsetto, emotional delivery and irresistible backstory — retreating to a cabin in the woods following a pair of personal and professional breakups to record in solitude — Bon Iver earned significant industry respect and a devoted cult following.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Cornerbacks Grace Manning and Finneran had multiple pass breakups and Eve Vedder had a late interception.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Even though every relationship ended, we’re supposed to remember that the bad moments and breakups are just part of the real love stories that began via blind dates.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Who’s the best in pass breakups in the NFL?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakups
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Netflix has had two splits previously, with the last one, a seven-to-one split, taking place in 2015.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yamamoto threw four straight splits before striking out Guerrero swinging on a curveball.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 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
Noun
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Some Democrats mentioned as 2028 presidential hopefuls appeared frustrated with the discussion on the divisions facing the party and said that voters are not ultrafocused on that, and that Republicans don’t really bother with that.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Any novel about a train is a study of society and its ineradicable divisions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 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
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“Breakups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakups. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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