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
Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Both grew up splitting time between urban settings and reservations, Houston and the rural Chemehuevi reservation in California’s Mojave Desert in Cara Romero’s case, the Bay Area and rural Cochiti in northern New Mexico in Diego Romero’s case.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Atlanta will be trying to avoid only its second series loss of the season after splitting the first two games.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
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Adjective
From splitting brunch bills to investing together, here’s how women are reshaping financial trust within friendships.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Both grew up splitting time between urban settings and reservations, Houston and the rural Chemehuevi reservation in California’s Mojave Desert in Cara Romero’s case, the Bay Area and rural Cochiti in northern New Mexico in Diego Romero’s case.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
But Dart, who has found a way in front of plenty of cameras this offseason, has thrust his locker room into a dicey place with Friday’s appearance, potentially splitting it along political lines.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Atlanta will be trying to avoid only its second series loss of the season after splitting the first two games.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2026
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The rapid increase in bank lending to small businesses poses financial stability concerns as such lending now accounts for a large share of banking sector assets and a thick tail of financially weak small firms could result in sizeable credit losses.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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This measures the degree by which tuition, donations and investment revenue cover a college’s educational expenses by subtracting its core expenses from its core revenues and dividing the difference by its core revenues.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Keep everything fair by dividing into new teams for each round.—
Robin Westen,
Parents,
21 May 2026
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
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But more than that, Haacke was proposing how politics and art might be intertwined, too, by dissolving the institutional wall separating art from the world outside it.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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From overpacking to not separating electronics to not packing your clunky shoes and belts, here are 10 carry-on mistakes, according to the TSA itself.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Amenities and experiences The 10th floor spa remains one of the hotel’s biggest assets, not least because the panoramic views across Hyde Park make even a quick sauna session feel cinematic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Over the past decade, the club have been forced to activate several economic ‘levers’ to ensure their stability — such as selling stakes in the club’s future businesses to private equity companies to raise quick cash.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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If the shortage lasts too long, protective systems begin disconnecting parts of the grid to stop a wider collapse.—
Fangxing Fran Li,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Gen Alpha is reportedly disconnecting from social media and the internet.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Kendall George, an outfield prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers and one of the fastest players in the minor leagues, injured his left knee on Monday night trying to avoid the bat dog for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, league sources told The Athletic.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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According to the research team, the method can make these simulations run up to 50 times faster while preserving critical physical detail.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Alternatively, if exercising within four hours of bedtime, opt for short-duration, light-to-moderate-intensity exercises, such as brisk walking, or slow jogging for 30 minutes.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2026
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Given the brisk start then, is there still hope that the best is yet to come?—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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“Splitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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