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 first and fifth-place finishes pushed Mercedes further ahead of Ferrari in the constructors’ standings, a 25-point gap separating the two.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Poehler and Arnett welcomed two children together, sons Archie and Abel, before separating in 2012 and finalizing their divorce in 2016.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 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 11 Oct. 2025.

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