as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops
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Recent Examples of cleavage
Aguilera was coy in her pose, covering her chest while displaying her cleavage and letting her jewelry do the talking.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Cocksuckers, Chuky mumbled, cradling the bottle atop his belly, nestling its spout in his shiny cleavage.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Epstein in a mud mask or his toes in Ghislaine Maxwell's cleavage might be unsettling, but is hardly what former deputy FBI director Dan Bongino once claimed would be revealed when the first dump of Epstein files dropped.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 17 Jan. 2026
And, yes, the rumors are true - the first cut was rated R by the MPAA, and the female stars' cleavage was CGI'd away so as not to offend.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Cocksuckers, Chuky mumbled, cradling the bottle atop his belly, nestling its spout in his shiny cleavage.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Epstein in a mud mask or his toes in Ghislaine Maxwell's cleavage might be unsettling, but is hardly what former deputy FBI director Dan Bongino once claimed would be revealed when the first dump of Epstein files dropped.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 17 Jan. 2026
And, yes, the rumors are true - the first cut was rated R by the MPAA, and the female stars' cleavage was CGI'd away so as not to offend.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cleavage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleavage
Noun
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The first major split occurred when lawmakers passed an emergency bill, Senate Bill 298, on a largely party line vote in late February.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Multiple sources later confirmed their split to PEOPLE in January 2025, though they were spotted together on several occasions in the months to follow.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The researchers found that the cities’ chemical microenvironments increase calcite dissolution.—
Damien Pine,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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McMahon's first words to the committee, after the usual thank-you's, were a flag-planting for the department's forceful dissolution.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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Hannah agrees and spends months avoiding Garrett on campus — despite Garrett finding her at every possible moment and questioning her about the breakup.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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In even fewer cases, a couple of months after the breakup during the joint bachelor and bachelorette party, the groom-to-be is spotted out at a professional bull riding event with one of his ex's would-be bridesmaids.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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That night, a glass partition rose.—
Nami Mun,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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The clinic was close to the partition, where Israeli soldiers often fired their weapons.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Circumstances are far from ideal for LaFleur, who gets his first chance to be a head coach by taking over the worst team in the best division in football.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Sean McVay’s team has a chip on its shoulder after watching the division rival Seattle Seahawks lift the Lombardi Trophy last season.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The court could still rule against DiZoglio and prohibit the audit on constitutional grounds based on the separation of powers.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Watch their separation shrink night by night, a slow-motion convergence that will culminate in a close conjunction on June 9.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Cleavage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleavage. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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