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Recent Examples of cleaving
Inequality is cleaving the haves and the have-nots.
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Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
The shakeup in Kraft Heinz’s senior ranks is an initial step in CEO Steve Cahillane’s ambitious plan to turn around the company, instead of cleaving its top-performing condiments and boxed meals apart from its lower-growth grocery staples.
—Kristina Peterson, Bloomberg, 18 Feb. 2026
And of course, from a more skeptical perspective, the whole project could be described as cleaving close to the wisdom of the strippers in Gypsy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
The shakeup in Kraft Heinz’s senior ranks is an initial step in CEO Steve Cahillane’s ambitious plan to turn around the company, instead of cleaving its top-performing condiments and boxed meals apart from its lower-growth grocery staples.
—Kristina Peterson, Bloomberg, 18 Feb. 2026
And of course, from a more skeptical perspective, the whole project could be described as cleaving close to the wisdom of the strippers in Gypsy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaving
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Owners with at least 25 vehicles can get the special stickers and skip adhering registration tags on the plates each year, as the rest of us have to.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Instead of adhering glass icons to your container of choice, glue on pistachio shell halves instead, so that the outside of the shell faces away from the glass.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2026
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That risk is real, but so is the cost of clinging to a model that forces each national operator to build out their own towers and fiber while capital remains scarce.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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The lightweight fabric drapes easily without clinging, and shoppers praise it for staying breathable in hot weather.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Other alleged nonconsensual behavior cited in the documents included locking the door of his office and sticking his hand in her pocket.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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In qualifying, Antonelli continued his heroics to take pole, but what no one really saw coming was Max Verstappen doing Max Verstappen things and sticking his Red Bull on the first row.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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“Cleaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaving. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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