Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for split (up)
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The early portion of the bout saw FTR isolate Christian Cage, using their trademark teamwork and heel tactics to cut him off from his partner.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025 -
Smikle pointed to social media as a reason for some of the shifts, which has isolated views and beliefs at both ends of the political spectrum.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the time, Miami Beach was segregated, but Black patrons were welcome at the Hampton House in Brownsville, Miami’s thriving Black neighborhood.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Juvenile inmates are segregated from the adult jail population, Moyer said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ted decided to go to Robin’s and lied about breaking up with Victoria, leading to a kiss between the two.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The attack was only broken up when witnesses intervened and subdued the suspect.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rain drizzled down most of the day Friday and into the early evening, but before sunset, as Kansas City shredder Samantha Fish was unleashing on guitar, the clouds parted to make way for a vibrant, double rainbow that arched over the entire box canyon.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her hair was parted down the middle in loose waves.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Tamsui River is a major waterway and estuary in northern Taiwan that flows into the Taiwan Strait, the channel separating Taiwan from mainland China.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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