as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
the horse took off at a splitting gallop
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as in dividing
to set or force apart
split logs for the winter's supply of wood
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Recent Examples of splitting
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 July 2025
Despite splitting time with Cooper McDonald, Deal finished tied for fifth in sacks in the league with 5.5.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Comcast is splitting off MSNBC and other cable networks into a new company, Versant.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Sanders shifted around in an uncertain role in his first two seasons in Denver, splitting time both in the box and off the edge his first year.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 July 2025
Despite splitting time with Cooper McDonald, Deal finished tied for fifth in sacks in the league with 5.5.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
Verb
Distributed computing also helps train AI models faster by splitting jobs into many pieces.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Comcast is splitting off MSNBC and other cable networks into a new company, Versant.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting
Adjective
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The rapid advances of AI and the ceaseless scheming of cybercriminals and hackers make cyber startups one of the most dynamic and innovative sectors of the tech industry, Chahal says.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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For all the confidence from trade negotiators in recent days and the leaders’ warm remarks as talks got underway in Busan, whether the meeting would take place at all remained an open question just days ago after a rapid escalation of frictions between the two sides.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Where to Stay While Umbria isn’t massive, dividing your trip into at least two home bases is highly recommended to appreciate the region’s slower tempo.—
John Skelton,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sympodial orchids must be propagated by dividing them, not pruning or trimming them.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.—
Tunku Varadarajan,
WSJ,
25 June 2021
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Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.—
Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp,
CNN,
15 Oct. 2019
Verb
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Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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To overcome the challenge, the scientists used state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to sift through massive amounts of data, separating the elusive tWZ signal from background noise.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Need a hearty soup that's quick, tasty, and healthy this season?—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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This can be a quick way to improve your fiber intake without planning every meal.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In light of the delays, the NEADA is calling on utilities to suspend the practice of disconnecting service for households who don’t pay their bills until federal LIHEAP funds are released.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Failing to install the device, or disconnecting or tampering with it, could result in a $600 fine or six months in jail.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This process needs fast, flexible networks to send and collect results almost instantly.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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As teams are much faster to pull the trigger on an underperforming hire, some will struggle to find competent replacements, and few will find definitive improvement.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Then, on the other five days, add some spontaneous brisk walking.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Splitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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