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
Cocksuckers, Chuky mumbled, cradling the bottle atop his belly, nestling its spout in his shiny cleavage.
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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
The Instagram post includes pictures of Nichole with a bruised lip, leg and arm and scratches on her face, shoulder and cleavage.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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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
The Instagram post includes pictures of Nichole with a bruised lip, leg and arm and scratches on her face, shoulder and cleavage.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleavage
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Such agreements often include incredibly detailed terms with wildly differing splits and sometimes convoluted formulas.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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Working between the pipes for the Kings for the second straight game, goaltender Anton Forsberg made his presence felt midway through the frame, doing the splits to fend off an attempt with his right foot.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The 13th-century Dominican friary had been redeveloped for more secular uses after the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in the mid-16th century.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rinker, on the other hand, could ask another municipality to annex its property even if the town decides against dissolution.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The title character — played by Jason Schwartzman, who also sings the very catchy theme song — is a tuxedo cat whose life is thrown into disarray by the breakup of his human owners.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1991, he was cast in Saved by the Bell for a three-episode arc, where his character was infamously the catalyst for Zack and Kelly’s breakup.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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Moments later, video showed the officer raising his weapon over the glass partition that separated them and firing two foam rounds at Rahman, nearly striking him in his groin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Finally, the bathroom is tucked behind the bedroom, with an opening cut into the partition wall to let natural light reach the shower.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Hornets are 11-5 against the rest of their division.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Growing advanced chip capacity TSMC's high-performance computing division, which includes AI and 5G applications, accounted for the majority of sales in the first quarter, rising to 61% of revenue.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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The research combined these approaches to create hierarchical protein-cellulose materials using phase separation—a process that allows components to self-organize into structured forms.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Still, shedding this unwanted business should make a cleaner story when Automation becomes a standalone business later this year, following the Aerospace separation.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Cleavage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleavage. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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