Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting (up)
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Ratner notes that acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill has suggested breaking up the standard measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three separate shots, which Ratner says is neither feasible nor is it backed by data.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Stir, and cook, stirring and breaking up meat into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 2 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The tide could be a foot higher than the point where major flooding begins that can produce severe damage to homes and businesses, making some roads impassable and isolating neighborhoods.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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For decades, unflattering stereotypes of gamers as lethargic young men engaging in an isolating hobby have persevered in popular culture.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Instead of segregating different regions behind loading screens as with previous games, now your environment is a single seamless setting that feels more connected than ever.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trudeau went through a public split of his own in 2023, separating from estranged wife Sophie Gregoire.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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By separating, the two new entities should trade at multiples closer to their industry peers, and their combined values should be worth more than what DuPont currently trades at, which was around $76 per share on Monday for a market capitalization of about $32 billion.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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His teammates gave him parting gifts – two-run home runs from Hyeseong Kim and Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani’s 55th homer of the season – and sent Kershaw out a winner for the 223rd time as the Dodgers finished their regular-season schedule with a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
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According to police, scammers are targeting older Bay Staters with a range of schemes aimed at parting them with their savings, from old-fashioned home improvement fraud to newer scams centered around cryptocurrency.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Splitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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