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
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.
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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
Through a precise alpha-cleavage pathway, the catalyst guides glucose so that eighty percent of the molecules are successfully converted into high-value formate.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
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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
Through a precise alpha-cleavage pathway, the catalyst guides glucose so that eighty percent of the molecules are successfully converted into high-value formate.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleavage
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Beam credited his team’s execution in gaining a split.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Mets lost a pair of split-squad games, going down 3-1 to the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach, and 7-5 at home.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The clean-up at Englebright Lake ended last week, with the dissolution of the joint command between the water agency and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The dissolution of the partnership was a blow to Hims’ stock, casting a shadow over the future of its weight-loss drug business, which investors view as most likely to drive growth.—
Naomi Kresge,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Reports of a breakup circulated as William finished his military training and Middleton worked in London.—
Christopher Luu,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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The breakup did not come out of nowhere.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Chief among these is a British partition plan, well under way, to establish an Israeli state in Palestine; Jewish refugees, fleeing persecution in Europe, are already arriving en masse and building settlements in the countryside.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Mission patients were separated from other patients only by plastic partitions, according to the CMS records.—
Andrew Jones,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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In what could be baseball’s tightest division, new managers will be in the dugouts for 2023 World Series champion Texas and the Los Angeles Angels, who haven’t had a winning season since 2015.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The club puts on six other events through its event-management division, Shift Events, including the Triple Bypass.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Poulakidas, an undrafted two-way guard, scored a career-high 10 points and played a pivotal role in helping the Mavericks create enough separation to close out Sunday’s 130-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some Christian members have joined, citing the importance of church-state separation to maintain the diversity of thought and religion that has always been a strength of the country.—
Alexei Koseff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Cleavage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleavage. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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