dichotomizing

Definition of dichotomizingnext
present participle of dichotomize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dichotomizing
Verb
  • Ebus added that interest in Venezuela is already dividing potential investors, with smaller risk-taking firms eager to enter while major companies remain cautious.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Much of the play is dedicated to Asaf trying to figure out this conflict between his progressive views and his faith and sense of history, and also to airing the arguments about Israel that were dividing the left in the George Floyd era and continue to do so in 2026.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This also happens at a moment where the venture capital goalposts are moving—the industry is bifurcating into asset managers and smaller shops, while politics is becoming an increasingly complicated flashpoint.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And while dissecting the short and long-term impact of a single inflation report can be difficult to do with precision, there are some items borrowers should consider now.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The post sent the food corner of social media into overdrive, with fans dissecting the mockups and speculating about what a Crumbl donut experience could actually look like.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some omelets are made lighter by separating the yolks and whites, beating up the latter, and folding in the former.
    Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Adept at separating the unseen from the seen, Lemann here chronicles his family’s accumulation of wealth, whatever the moral costs or compromises, and their subsequent acculturation and partial deracination.
    Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • There’s a shaded patio out there that just begs for long, slow lunch or brunch visits, or splitting a rib-eye steak Diane at night.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The pair were arguing when the passenger punched the victim in the face, splitting his lip, cops said.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.
    Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The moratorium, passed on an emergency basis and in a divided vote, would prevent Pepco from disconnecting customers’ electricity for nonpayment of bills totaling less than $1,000.
    Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The emails ask the user to take some kind of action, such as disconnecting or locking their vault.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Grammy winner Lil Nas X is another step closer to potentially resolving his felony police battery case.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Chinese analysts also reflect an acute awareness from Beijing of the entrenched challenges in resolving a conflict where the two sides have little trust and much animosity.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Dichotomizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dichotomizing. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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