splits (up)

Definition of splits (up)next
present tense third-person singular of split (up)
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Verb
  • At a moment, when everything isolates us, the collective experience of cinema matters more than ever.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026
  • Closing doors isolates fire and prevents smoke, heat and flames from spreading, officials said.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The new map breaks up the state’s current 9th Congressional District, which is primarily made up of Memphis, and the state’s only majority-Black district.
    Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • Sometimes your boyfriend breaks up with you to be with an older divorced mom and that's a good thing.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The crowd was about 50-50 housed and unhoused — the invisible veil that normally segregates these two worlds had been lifted.
    Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But researchers say not every district re-segregates once court oversight ends.
    Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That shift is often what separates stable performers from high potential employees.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • During the blaze, Alireza Namayandeh, a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, collected samples of the smoke at a Pasadena park within the plume, using a device that filters and separates the particles.
    Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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“Splits (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splits%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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