as in divides
to set or force apart
split logs for the winter's supply of wood
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as in fissures
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
an earthquake left a split in the ground
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as in breakups
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the split of the group into two factions marked the beginning of the end of the organization
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Recent Examples of splits
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Pattullo, who splits time building New Forms LA and serving tables at Los Feliz’s Little Dom’s, first discovered the show while in college in the Midwest.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The area the police walked from was up a hilly trail alongside train tracks that splits off down toward a creek and woods.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
So Vicky goes to techno with Kevin and Angela, splits a spliff on the fire escape with Jen, buys a zhizha of a mansion and a luxury car and a set of fancy silverware, ideates urn campaigns, replies to emails, writes presentation decks.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Griffin Creek, a 25-year-old living in southern Oregon and working in IT, makes $20 an hour and splits $1,500 rent for a 900-square-foot apartment with his girlfriend.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Nayak splits a three-bedroom house with two fellow Amazon employees.
—Celia Fernandez
zachary Green, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Brian splits the difference between a more nuanced coming-of-age story a la Sean Wang’s Dídi and a straight comedy in the vein of Superbad.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Winzenried splits his time between his Panama business and visiting his three children in Wisconsin, according to his cast bio.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The splits are designed to simplify Honeywell’s operating structures and create financial flexibility, according to the company.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The three-batter minimum simplified the bullpen chess that once demanded encyclopedic knowledge of platoon splits.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Is there a Kristol-like figure who would be able to prevail over the splits in the Republican Party, to eke out a plurality in the Republican primary and then appeal to people who are not Republicans?
—Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Okert posted neutral platoon splits.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
The path from five to three involves contract splits, criminal convictions, a Netflix acting turn, and a surprise collaboration that reignited fan fervor in late 2024.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Do those splits hold, and who really is right for whom?
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
In addition to the splits, the return is almost double the market average.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
The pressurizing defense forced the Vandals into gnarly 29/20 percent shooting splits.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Pattullo, who splits time building New Forms LA and serving tables at Los Feliz’s Little Dom’s, first discovered the show while in college in the Midwest.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The area the police walked from was up a hilly trail alongside train tracks that splits off down toward a creek and woods.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
So Vicky goes to techno with Kevin and Angela, splits a spliff on the fire escape with Jen, buys a zhizha of a mansion and a luxury car and a set of fancy silverware, ideates urn campaigns, replies to emails, writes presentation decks.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Griffin Creek, a 25-year-old living in southern Oregon and working in IT, makes $20 an hour and splits $1,500 rent for a 900-square-foot apartment with his girlfriend.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Nayak splits a three-bedroom house with two fellow Amazon employees.
—Celia Fernandez
zachary Green, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Brian splits the difference between a more nuanced coming-of-age story a la Sean Wang’s Dídi and a straight comedy in the vein of Superbad.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Winzenried splits his time between his Panama business and visiting his three children in Wisconsin, according to his cast bio.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
Evan Carter will not start on opening day, replaced in the lineup by Sam Haggerty, who has tremendous splits against lefties.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The splits are designed to simplify Honeywell’s operating structures and create financial flexibility, according to the company.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The three-batter minimum simplified the bullpen chess that once demanded encyclopedic knowledge of platoon splits.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Is there a Kristol-like figure who would be able to prevail over the splits in the Republican Party, to eke out a plurality in the Republican primary and then appeal to people who are not Republicans?
—Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Okert posted neutral platoon splits.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
The path from five to three involves contract splits, criminal convictions, a Netflix acting turn, and a surprise collaboration that reignited fan fervor in late 2024.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Do those splits hold, and who really is right for whom?
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
In addition to the splits, the return is almost double the market average.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splits
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Druski's skit divides social media In the skit, Druski is seen portraying a white woman with blonde hair, which viewers compared to Erica Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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The river supplies drinking water and irrigation to tens of millions of people across the West, but the system that divides its water, based on agreements more than a century old, is under increasing strain after years of drought and declining reservoir levels.—
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Miles and Ed are coming at the challenges of Mars-Earth relations and Marsie autonomy from totally different angles, and there are clearly fissures within SDM itself.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dixon produced 20 tackles and six pass breakups in his lone campaign with the Tar Heels.—
Mike Kaye
March 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Florida native was fourth on the team with 56 tackles as well as four pass breakups and two interceptions.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2026
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This is the first time the city’s office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency has offered assistance for organics recycling, which separates food scraps from other waste for processing into compost, a soil fertilizer.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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In government offices across the nation, bulletproof glass often separates workers from their customers, and City Hall doors that once opened at a single tug are now locked, or flanked by armed security and metal detectors.—
Krys Fluker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Add it to the growing canvases of her daughters playing at the sea, climbing the rocks, placing their tiny hands in the crevices of the walls surrounding the house.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Combined with its strong fire-resistant properties, these mechanical characteristics make the material particularly well-suited for interior applications such as wall systems, partitions, and other internal fittings, where both safety and durability are critical.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Mission patients were separated from other patients only by plastic partitions, according to the CMS records.—
Andrew Jones,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker app disconnects from her cellphone.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Heybike has included several safety features like a magnetic kill switch that shuts off the power if the rider disconnects from the bike, a reverse assist that helps you back out of tight places, and throttle reset protection, which guards against unintentional launches.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Within the locker room, the disagreements over initial vote left rifts.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some creators and observers say the disproportionate influence of voices outside of Iran has exacerbated deep rifts in the diaspora, which includes about 750,000 people in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Splits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splits. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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