split (up)

verb

Definition of split (up)next
as in to isolate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for split (up)
  1. isolate
  2. segregate
  3. break up
  4. part
  5. separate
Verb
  • Hospitals there were overwhelmed, and many families lacked running water or space to isolate sick relatives.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Instead, isolate it in a separate room—or at least several feet away from other plants—for two to four weeks.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
Definition of isolate
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  • His resulting exploration tracks the ways in which Black residents were effectively segregated, through racial covenants and redlining, and overpoliced.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • The service still segregates music from podcasts, unlike Spotify.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Definition of segregate
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  • Their head coach Lionel Scaloni rushed onto the field to try to break up a scuffle.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The building’s organic forms help steer passengers through the terminal, while gardens and open spaces break up its monumental scale.
    — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2026
Definition of break up
Verb
  • Eighth Grade’s depiction of smartphones is particularly noteworthy, as Kayla can hardly be parted from hers.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • The sympathy Reese garnered translated online to further resentment for Clark among Reese's supporters, as Reese's parting image as a college basketball player was that of a teary-eyed victim.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of part
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  • Japan’s government separated the two traditions of Shinto and Buddhism in 1868 during the Meiji era, effectively bringing Shinto shrines under state control and placing the emperor at the center of the new order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of separate
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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