split (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for split (up)
Verb
  • Halfway through the first game the pair switched sides, in reaction to the clear recognition that Agassi was getting isolated.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Our tester said the formula defined and isolated her curls, cut back on frizz, and smoothly detangled her strands before heat styling.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • These include separate areas for men and women and dedicated zones for families, as well as space to segregate those who are potentially violent, and private meeting areas for lawyers and their clients.
    Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The lawsuit contends that despite having a refund policy, ECE International’s owners did not segregate travel deposits from non-refundable portions.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • When one couple break up, the trips don’t stop but the dynamics are off.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Liv is forced to break up with her human fiancé, Major (Robert Buckley) to avoid infecting him, and becomes estranged from her best friend and roommate Peyton (Aly Michalka), hiding her new zombie nature from both.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Start setting up your financial system by separating your personal and business finances.
    Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Xzibit’s filing argues that the two have been separated for more than four years.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Hairstylist Marissa Marino, who often works with Gomez, parted the star's hair in the center and styled it as straight and sleek as possible, probably with a very hot flat iron.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 May 2025
  • Veronika is more reserved, on the surface seems less emotionally volatile, and is standing with her legs parted — a good fighting stance.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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