Thesaurus results for SPLIT ON

split (on)

verb

Definition of split (on)

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as in to talk

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities promise you won't split on us, and we'll tell you what happened

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Never mind that Canales doesn’t speak Spanish himself — the way that Telemundo announcers start talking faster as the action on the pitch intensifies is its own kind of language.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Now’s the time for the Party to think about it—potential pairings have a little time to court one another—and to start talking themselves into the idea that this could be rewarding and even kind of fun.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

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In addition,18 employees who had been placed in the 2026 fiscal year layoff prevention pool will be informed that their stay in that pool has expired, the district said.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Prioritize safety, stay impeccably informed, and assume responsibility to shield lives and property.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

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