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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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
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The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while turning red ink to black.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026 -
However, with the dissolution of the agreement, those plans are now canceled.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The backpack itself is crafted from a durable, water-resistant, anti-abrasion material, and includes a wet pocket for separating damp items or dirty laundry.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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This was such a tedious process that Saint Ignatius College Prep had its own recycling club that mainly involved spending Fridays after school sitting on a classroom floor and separating the recyclables the school had generated throughout the week.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Public opinion was closer to 80-20 than a partisan split, driven by concerns about drugs, crime and national security.—
Dustin Olson,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Express your love for her, your sadness over the split, your grief about your other sister, your disappointment about the way things have turned out.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As the sector transitions from the initial brute-force stage of training large models to the challenge of running them affordably and efficiently on a large scale, designers are dividing into rival factions.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Through the deal, Authentic is dividing Guess’s IP and operations, with Authentic owning 51% of the IP.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Neal, a Fresno State transfer, ranked fifth on the team with 55 tackles and had a team-high 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 2 tackles for loss.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Durant, meanwhile, tied for the team lead with three interceptions while adding seven breakups.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Instead of installing the usual front dinette, Eiffeland moves the unit to the center of the van, splitting the bed and kitchen areas with a two-seat transverse dinette set.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
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While the House passed the DHS bill separately from the rest of the bills, they were all tied together into one bill to be sent to the Senate, meaning the majority of Republicans would need to support splitting the bill up.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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And what about poor Lalla, who slept in an old bed with her mother, in the same bedroom (so to speak) as Regina and the baby, behind a partition in the corner?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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But the backdrop shows several people looking down through glass partitions at that desk, much in the way some on-stage animators worked at Disney-MGM.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And InterContinental Dominica Cabrits Resort & Spa, set in Cabrits National Park, has become a cornerstone for luxury travelers who want comfort without disconnecting from nature.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Finally, if the car is indoors and there is no power available, disconnecting the battery will slow the discharging.—
John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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