splits (up)

Definition of splits (up)next
present tense third-person singular of split (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splits (up)
Verb
  • The standing side crunch isolates each side of your waist and strengthens your obliques.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Far from being mere idle chit-chat, small talk proves to be an invaluable ally in cultivating social health—a precious virtue in a world where hyperconnection increasingly isolates us from one another.
    Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 27 Dec. 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
  • Asked what separates him from Donalds, Collins didn’t directly say.
    Shauna Muckle, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Across the country, communities are experiencing an escalation of militarized immigration enforcement that spreads fear, separates families and violates basic constitutional norms.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Splits (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splits%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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