splitting (up)

Definition of splitting (up)next
present participle of split (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting (up)
Verb
  • The bag provided the only real contrast in the outfit, breaking up the sea of black without disrupting its clean, minimalist feel.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 June 2026
  • Shortly after breaking up with Dakota, Ainsley started dating Ryder, the high school quarterback.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Both sisters agreed that sharing the experience was a blessing, because pregnancy can sometimes be very isolating.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors discovered that the campaign filings showed a pattern of segregating the kickbacks from the district attorney’s staff in a later campaign disclosure hoping nobody would follow up.
    John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 June 2026
  • Repair typically requires removing the seat and separating the upholstery to access the element.
    John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Despite having their most successful season in a decade, the Charlotte Hornets are parting ways with Ball, sending him and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps and three second-round picks.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • In the past 50 years, namaste has evolved from a simple greeting and parting to a word that is a mini meditation on the interconnectedness and shared divinity of all beings.
    Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
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“Splitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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