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Recent Examples of cleaved
The Israeli military has now begun its retreat out of Gaza City, and vacated the Netzarim Corridor, which had cleaved Gaza in two, between north and south.
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Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The first thing visitors approaching Quincy, Washington see is dry rolling hills, cleaved by the Columbia River.
—Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
The mudslide cleaved through Dharali village, burying some houses.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The first thing visitors approaching Quincy, Washington see is dry rolling hills, cleaved by the Columbia River.
—Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
The mudslide cleaved through Dharali village, burying some houses.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaved
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Participants adhered well, spending 73 percent of the study in ketosis.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Toronto clung on to a 2-1 lead.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The companies and funds that act with courage now will be remembered as bold and pioneering, versus as a group that clung to short-term safety.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the first photo, the blended family could be seen dressed in red and black as Kourtney stuck her tongue out and Landon and Alabama, 19, flipped off the camera.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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As birth rates slow and not enough people are being born to sustain growth, commercial real estate is also stuck in place, unable to meet modern needs.—
Amachie Ackah,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Cleaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaved. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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