splitting (up)

verb

Definition of splitting (up)next
present participle of split (up)
as in breaking up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting (up)
  1. breaking up
  2. isolating
  3. segregating
  4. separating
  5. parting
Verb
  • At another MetroLoft project, 25 Water Street, Berman and a co-developer had taken a radical approach to breaking up the interior space of a hulking building that once housed offices belonging to JPMorgan Chase.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Yannick Bright started the sequence breaking up a Fire run at midfield.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of breaking up
Verb
  • Fatal Influence sprinted out to a lead by isolating their opponents and thrashing them on the outside.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The footage of Anna, for instance, is made public in an incredibly awkward way, further isolating her from her friends.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 31 July 2026
Definition of isolating
Verb
  • One example of this would be segregating cash into envelopes labeled for different purposes.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026
  • The organizers refused to stop at cities that insisted on segregating crowds.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of segregating
Verb
  • With less than a point separating the top five competitors, the all-around race quickly heated up.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The two spacecraft rode to Mars together, with the lander separating from the orbiter ahead of its landing on the Red Planet.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of separating
Verb
  • But every dish gets a twist, or a zing, or a moment of cloud-parting clarity.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
  • The sympathy Reese garnered translated online to further resentment for Clark among Reese's supporters, as Reese's parting image as a college basketball player was that of a teary-eyed victim.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of parting
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“Splitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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