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
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The current Utah congressional map splits Salt Lake City.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Bassetti, who was born near Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy and splits his time between Paris and Rome, learned the ropes of TV production in Milan.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Victoria is a professor at Sarah Lawrence College and splits her time between New York City and Utah.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
The map only splits Salt Lake County into two districts.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Touches five and six are merely the cajoling preamble to the pièce de résistance, aka touch seven, a piercing through ball which splits defender Goncalo Inacio and backtracking forward Geny Catamo like a warm bread knife through a ciabatta roll straight out of Mama’s oven.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The tension quickly splits the group.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Hydrogen splits at the anode into protons and electrons.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
The actress had a hard time slumbering after her week one mistakes, and now she’s expected to do a cartwheel into splits after tearing her hamstring?
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
However, their home versus away splits weren’t close.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
However, his extreme home-road splits can’t be ignored.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Managing a post-civil war Syria In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups finally ended in December 2024.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
With the splits, the A shares are trading at $234 a share, which means the stock is up almost 11,000%.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Nicolle can do headstands and the splits.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
It was also reported some time ago that when Warner Bros Discovery splits in the spring, De Luca and Abdy would continue to lead the motion picture side.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The current Utah congressional map splits Salt Lake City.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Bassetti, who was born near Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy and splits his time between Paris and Rome, learned the ropes of TV production in Milan.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Victoria is a professor at Sarah Lawrence College and splits her time between New York City and Utah.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
The map only splits Salt Lake County into two districts.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Touches five and six are merely the cajoling preamble to the pièce de résistance, aka touch seven, a piercing through ball which splits defender Goncalo Inacio and backtracking forward Geny Catamo like a warm bread knife through a ciabatta roll straight out of Mama’s oven.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The tension quickly splits the group.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Hydrogen splits at the anode into protons and electrons.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Robyn is Kody’s last wife after his splits from Christine, Janelle, and Meri.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
The actress had a hard time slumbering after her week one mistakes, and now she’s expected to do a cartwheel into splits after tearing her hamstring?
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
However, their home versus away splits weren’t close.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
However, his extreme home-road splits can’t be ignored.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Managing a post-civil war Syria In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups finally ended in December 2024.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
With the splits, the A shares are trading at $234 a share, which means the stock is up almost 11,000%.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Nicolle can do headstands and the splits.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splits
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In a nutshell, OFDMA divides channels into resource units (RUs), allowing for smaller data packets that can be transmitted to multiple users simultaneously.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Roanoke earned praise for its revitalization of the franchise, taking a fresh approach that essentially divides the season into two halves.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Johanon's remarks centered on the fissures in society.—
Detroit Free Press staff,
Freep.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Thomas had two pass breakups in addition to his interception.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after the in-person meeting, Kacie bowed out in one of the most bizarre breakups ever shown.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What separates good from great Three habits predict satisfaction more than any headline claim.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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To one side, a dual-sided fireplace separates the formal living room and the study, while decorative wallpaper and hardwood flooring pop in the formal dining room across the hall.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Methane has been measured escaping from crevices in the seabed at a high rate as the region warms at unprecedented rates, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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To avoid the penalty and still take advantage, teams are piling their biggest and most powerful defenders around the edges of the long snapper and using the crevices around a mostly stationary player to get into position for the block.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When visits were eventually permitted, they were limited to 10–20 minutes behind glass partitions.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Mies van der Rohe’s apartment had sliding partitions to divide rooms as needed—a design anticipating flexible urban living a century later.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Might be the same WiFi issue, but CarPlay constantly disconnects and music often times has micro skips.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Shillitoe's Kejashi system, which sounds Japanese but is just a nod do his own name KEnt JAmes SHIllitoe, disconnects the forks and handlebars from the normal steering head, and mounts them on a trailing arm coming back from a point well out in front of the fairing.—
Loz Blain
August 04,
New Atlas,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The spot was a chance to reframe the Prince of Wales' public image after years of headlines surrounding family rifts and the fallout from the departure of his brother, Prince Harry, and sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, from the royal fold in 2020.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Not just from the outside in but from our inside rifts.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Splits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splits. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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