Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting (up)
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Cook, stirring often and breaking up meat, until beef is cooked through, about 5 minutes.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026 -
If that's correct, then not enough time has passed for solar radiation to have cleared out all the dust sprayed into space by the asteroid breaking up.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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If Vegas represented a prosocial form of betting, every technological trend seems hellbent on moving us in the opposite direction, largely by offering ever more warped, addictive, and isolating versions of the casino for our phones.—
Jasper Craven,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Find your people Motherhood can be isolating.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
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His surprising case for segregation is that prisons are self-segregating, and white people still have power in the yard.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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The proposal would assign a DOJ team from another district to examine device backups and cloud data obtained from an attorney, segregating any privileged content.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Stars themselves can generate strong radio bursts, and separating planetary effects from stellar activity requires follow-up observations.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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The same grounds crew in charge of the field for the Super Bowl installed the Pro Bowl’s playing turf, a thin layer of infill separating it from the concrete convention center floor.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Zoom in through the dark clouds parting to reveal a figure falling face downward, clearly a female form in stiletto heels descending toward Earth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But this time there also are tangible targets for the Heat and the rest of the league, with Ja Morant’s contretemps with the Memphis Grizzlies, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s flailing supporting cast with the Milwaukee Bucks and Anthony Davis’ likely parting from the Dallas Mavericks.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Splitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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