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
  • In 1991, amidst the Balkan region’s dissolution and prompted by the unfolding events, 6-year-old Maja and her parents make the decision to journey from Yugoslavia to Denmark.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Fragmentation in the form of armed conflicts, tariff disputes and the dissolution of trade blocs is at an all-time high.
    — Yasushi Sasaki, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of dissolution
Verb
  • Video from the area showed large groups of migrants entering Ceuta through the Tarajal border area, with many arriving by swimming around coastal barriers separating Morocco from Spanish territory.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Since separating, the two have remained amicable co-parents, often praising one another in interviews.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of separating
Noun
  • The divide between critics score and audience score is a strangely wide split.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • What's the difference between policy disagreements and a true political split?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • The bill would create a federal rulebook for issuing, trading and holding digital assets, dividing oversight between the SEC and CFTC, Bambysheva writes.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Mathon downsized that proposal, and in late June asked to rezone just 98 acres for multifamily development, while dividing the rest of the acreage — much of it with wetlands — between traditional housing and industrial park zones.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
Noun
  • The breakup followed reports of turmoil between the two, many of them detailing how the couple was trying to work through things and do right by their 7-month-old daughter.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That stopped Saturday, starting with the two interceptions, a pair of fumbles, one pass breakup and a few would-be sacks.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of breakup
Verb
  • The rulings wiped out the dreams of thousands of Italian descendants who had been hoping to achieve citizenship, derailing life plans and splitting families apart.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This will be a preview of what sort of Republicans are winning in this seats drawn away from Democrats; Tennessee Republicans will test that on their new map two days later, after splitting up the city of Memphis.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of splitting
Noun
  • Cracking India, or Ice-Candy-Man (1988) First published in the United Kingdom as Ice-Candy-Man in 1988 and reissued as Cracking India in the United States in 1991, this novel by Bapsi Sidhwa is regarded as a foundational partition narrative.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Alice questions Mira while Frank mutters completely unhelpful asides from behind the glass partition.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of partition
Verb
  • Try disconnecting your router on a weekend afternoon and play board games with your family.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
  • Finally, truly respecting time off, with no guilt for employees disconnecting, demonstrates a supportive culture.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of disconnecting
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“Sundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundering. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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