sundering 1 of 2

noun

as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces the sundering of the nation by bloody civil war

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sundering

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verb

present participle of sunder
as in separating
to set or force apart during the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundering
  1. dissolution
  2. separating
  3. split
  4. dividing
  5. breakup
  6. splitting
  7. partition
  8. disconnecting
Noun
  • The agency continues to struggle with chronic staffing shortages, declining employee morale, and the recent dissolution of its union relationship.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026
Definition of dissolution
Verb
  • Khushboo Gupta, vice president of policy at PETA India, said the aesthetic appeal of live elephants doesn’t justify shackling, beating and separating them from their families.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of separating
Noun
  • In any case, a deal couldn’t even take place for a few years due to the tax implications of the split.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The service gives creators a 70/30 revenue split in a bid to attract independent filmmakers such as Joseph.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 July 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • The main loft, meanwhile, has a dividing wall for privacy and contains a double bed and some more storage.
    — Adam Williams July 07, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
  • Meghan and Harry retreated from the royal spotlight in 2020, sparking global controversy and dividing opinion in Britain.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of dividing
Noun
  • The 45-second clip features Oasis’ rowdy crowds and hints at rehearsal footage as Noel and Liam Gallagher talk about their reunion years after Oasis’ acrimonious breakup.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
  • The track is about cautiously opening yourself up to a new relationship after a painful breakup, finding comfort in someone who appreciates the very qualities a former partner criticized.
    — Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of breakup
Verb
  • Once again, the Braves fell to the Mets in a thriller, this time splitting the series.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Bill Kober, of Suffolk, England, does at least 40 pushups every day, splitting them between 20 in the morning and another 20 in the evening, according to the BBC.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of splitting
Noun
  • Everything above that, including the roof, the first floor, and the partition walls of the central volume, was largely prefabricated in steel and shipped to the plot, ready to be installed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
    — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of partition
Verb
  • The experience—in keeping with the ROKI Collection philosophy of intentional luxury and tranquility--is all about disconnecting from the outside world and reconnecting with nature, but in pampered fashion.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Get in the habit of disconnecting devices when you’re done using them.
    — Karla Radka, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Definition of disconnecting
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