split (up)

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Verb
  • While no specific therapy is approved for ANDV, early recognition dramatically improves the ability to deliver aggressive supportive care, monitor oxygenation, isolate potentially infectious patients, and initiate contact tracing before broader transmission occurs.
    Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Half of those people are isolating at home, while the other half are being monitored at the hospital in Omaha and at a medical center in Kansas City.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Like the Jim Crow combination cars, these curtains kept the dining car segregated, while also thinly veiling America’s commitment to separate and unequal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Detainees are segregated based on criminal history and whether they are considered a flight risk, according to a handbook made public as part of a lawsuit over whether detainees have proper access to attorneys.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with a layer of cookies, breaking up some to fill in any gaps.
    Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • After staff members broke up the altercation for a second time, several individuals, including Hayes and two of her daughters, were moved to a grassy area beside the school building, according to the affidavit.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • To complement her classically chic ensemble, Apple wore her hair straight and parted in the middle (reminiscent of her mom's signature style) along with smoky, winged liner and a rosy lipstick shade.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • The sides parted on good terms, and Morey is expected to seek other NBA front-office opportunities in the future.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, VSD is when there's a hole in the wall separating the heart’s lower chambers, while ASD is a hole in the heart's upper chambers, increasing the amount of blood that flows through the lungs.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Although there’s a contiguous flow between the indoor and outdoor portions of the club, the areas can also be separated by a seamless glass wall that can be folded back completely into pockets on the side.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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