SPLITTING (UP) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

splitting (up)

verb

Definition of splitting (up)

present participle of split (up)

as in breaking up

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Video on social media showed the explosion and its aftermath as remains of the spacecraft were seen breaking up in what looked like a stunning meteor shower.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 July 2026
A day later, after breaking up with Niemiec, the victim went to Niemiec’s apartment with a friend to retrieve her things, according to the report.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of breaking up

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But being a teenager can be isolating, confusing, and an emotional rollercoaster—and what can start as an attempt to find friends can quickly spiral into an unhealthy obsession.

— Sherri Gordon, Parents, 10 July 2026
It’s designed to focus on facial features, isolating every muscle.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Definition of isolating

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One of the corrective actions involves modifying the engine startup sequence on the Super Heavy booster during its flip maneuver after separating from the Starship upper stage a few minutes after liftoff.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
For Flight 13, after separating from Starship high above the Earth, the Super Heavy V3 would fly back to perform a pinpoint splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico—a landing that the booster failed to stick during Flight 12.

— Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

Definition of separating

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And Champion’s parting words to us about Messi ahead of kickoff proved prescient.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
The house sits in a landscape of almost unimaginable beauty, cradled in the warm embrace of its own green valley, dramatic hills rising steeply on all sides but parting ahead to reveal distant fields.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

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