splits (up)

present tense third-person singular of split (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splits (up)
Verb
  • By holding the form constant, Celmins isolates the matter.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This is not a wallowing cruiser that isolates the driver in a leather cocoon, floating along, not entirely sure where the front end is.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Sam begins hallucinating people as puppets, Justin breaks up with him.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him.
    Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Israel, the literary world censors, silences, distorts, segregates and thus collaborates with the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza.
    Uriel Kon September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • What separates good from great Three habits predict satisfaction more than any headline claim.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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“Splits (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splits%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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