Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting (up)
Verb
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The room begins to feel fragmented, with too many edges breaking up the sightline.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Meanwhile, in the early 1900s, people feared broadcast radio would wrinkle their skin, dry up the sky, and even cause flooding by breaking up clouds.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Iran’s retaliation is isolating Tehran and angering its Mideast neighbors.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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Living in scarcity can be incredibly isolating.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Enemark said San Diego County had a history of planning and land-use decisions that had a role in racially segregating the region.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 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
Verb
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Sort your laundry — but not by color The once cardinal rule of separating darks from whites before washing them has flown the coop.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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There were no massive barriers separating the artist from the audience.—
Becca Brazil,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Before the preliminary hearing was over, Trevino had parting words for Riera.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 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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“Splitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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