SUNDERING Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Noun

Sandhoo also serves as the Space Force’s portfolio acquisition executive for missile warning and tracking, which would keep him in charge of much of the SDA’s mission after the agency’s dissolution.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
These include dissolution, which uses solvents to recover polystyrene as pellets, and pyrolysis, which heats mixed plastic waste in low oxygen to produce oil-like feedstocks for new plastic.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

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Verb

One of the corrective actions involves modifying the engine startup sequence on the Super Heavy booster during its flip maneuver after separating from the Starship upper stage a few minutes after liftoff.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
For Flight 13, after separating from Starship high above the Earth, the Super Heavy V3 would fly back to perform a pinpoint splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico—a landing that the booster failed to stick during Flight 12.

— Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

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Since the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has remained de facto split between competing political and military centers of power.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Qualley has also deleted wedding photos with the record producer from her Instagram amid their split.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

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In the move, a company will restructure, dividing itself into two or more distinct entities, and then transfer valuable assets to one entity, leaving the other with substantial liabilities.

— Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
Her sophomore studio album strikes gold with a co-producer — Texas country institution Miranda Lambert — who has over 20 years of history dancing on the line dividing country and pop.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

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Text messages suggested d4vd had manipulated Celeste, even after their breakup in November 2024, the prosecution wrote.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The shorter run time also means some themes get reduced into syrup; the platitudes come as fast and furious as Tao and Elle’s breakups and makeups, with too little space to breathe in between.

— Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

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On the eight trading floors, the company installed custom partitions and operational furnishings built to meet the demands of high-performance financial operations.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Thus, understanding how species share or partition resources is central to identifying critical habitats and designing effective protection strategies.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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Verb

Because vacation is about decompressing and disconnecting from daily life—not about worrying what’s going on at home.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
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

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