dichotomized

Definition of dichotomizednext
past tense of dichotomize
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Verb
  • Iran’s political spectrum has long been divided, with its leaders clashing over state policies and varying approaches to the West.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • All risked treason for backing a cause that deeply divided the colonists and even divided Benjamin Franklin from his son.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Now we’re bifurcated, with roughly a third of our households not meeting self-sufficiency standards, and more than a third achieving wealth that was unimaginable a generation ago.
    Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The first lady, a former model whose outfits are endlessly dissected on social media, said her mother, a designer of children's clothes in Sevnica, Slovenia, shaped her perspective on fashion and business.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • With Denver desperate for stops, the 6-foot-9 forward dissected the defense, routinely getting to his spots to knock down jumpers.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The neighborhood/area Amankora's lodges sit across five of Bhutan's most iconic valleys, carved into the eastern Himalayas and separated by high mountain passes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Data from Flightradar24 cited by ABC7 shows the planes were separated by about 475 feet vertically as their paths crossed.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Bellingham looked sluggish and disconnected from his team-mates for most of the game.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • But more than anything, Bolles is authentic in a world that is disconnected by social media and polarized by politics.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Critics have argued the skyway makes the challenge of filling empty storefronts doubly difficult, as second-floor retail effectively splits a dwindling customer and retail base between two levels.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
  • By Mark O’Connell The conservative media commentator split with the administration over the war in Iran.
    Susan Dominus Dina Litovsky Mark O’Connell Lulu Garcia-Navarro Amy X. Wang Nitsuh Abebe Linda Kinstler Lisa Sanders, M.D. Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The park, which is bisected by Chipman Road into north and south sections, is home to a skate park, pickleball courts, sand volleyball courts and play areas.
    Nathan Pilling March 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • During the game, Kailey sat with their mother, Carol, in the middle of the stands that bisected each student section.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Trunks were cleaved down the center.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The two rows of buildings are cleaved down the middle by a pathway leading visitors toward the temple.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Dichotomized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dichotomized. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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