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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Several of my favorite poetry collections capture the nuanced process of breaking up, with its extreme states of longing, anger, and sorrow—while also expanding the capacity for joy, pleasure, and compassion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Foundations for Nations is located amid a patchwork of federal, tribal and private property — the legacy of 19th century federal policies designed to eliminate tribes by breaking up collective land bases.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of breaking up

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Titcomb said that flexibility could allow garment factories to send polyester-elastane cutting scraps together rather than segregating each composition as production lines change.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
One example of this would be segregating cash into envelopes labeled for different purposes.

— Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026

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That means preserving provenance across generations, separating the ability to design a successor from the authority to instantiate it and auditing evaluators as carefully as models.

— Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Software will be as important as the aircraft The Air Force is also separating CCA mission-autonomy software from the aircraft themselves.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

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