splitting (up)

present participle of split (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting (up)
Verb
  • Ed is left alone on the farm after impulsively killing that brother (whose actual death might have been accidental) for breaking up the family unit and, the next year, losing Augusta to complications from a stroke.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This is the first time the former couple have been seen in public together since breaking up in July.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Freelancing can feel isolating, especially when you’re used to having coworkers and a structured office environment.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Whether isolating public officials for harassment, doxing, intimidation, and ultimately attempted assassination, it is all carefully planned, executed and thought through.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The Inland Rail Trail is a 21-mile bike path that is 8 to 10 feet wide with a 2-foot-wide unpaved shoulder and barriers separating the trail from motor vehicles.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There were just two points separating the teams after Blake Grupe’s field goal in the fourth quarter, before two crucial plays from Josh Allen – first a 27-yard scramble through the Saints defense, then a 28-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid – extended the Bills’ lead.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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