unmixing

verb

present participle of unmix
as in dividing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmixing
  1. dividing
  2. separating
  3. divorcing
  4. cleaving
  5. scattering
  6. splitting
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  • This multiversal collapse not only erodes the walls dividing fictions but also reconfigures the interface between fiction and reality.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After being securely held for nearly four decades by one of the most preeminent politicians in California history, the House seat to represent bright blue San Francisco in Congress is up for grabs in November — and dividing the Democratic Party.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • After separating earlier this year, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star filed for divorce Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In all of these cases, however, separating the steel belt plies and bead cores from the rubber treads and sidewalls is a time- and labor-intensive process.
    — Ben Coxworth October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of separating
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  • Bronwyn Newport is in the middle of divorcing her husband Todd Bradley.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Since divorcing Jeff Bezos, billionaire Mackenzie Scott has mostly made headlines due to her charitable contributions.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of divorcing
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  • It can be made cleanly by cleaving the hydrogen out of water using clean electricity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Imagine a termite carving a path like a jumbled ball of string through a tree trunk, instead of an axe cleaving a single vector.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaving
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  • One breakthrough leading into that period of acclaim was Ferrer’s 1968 guerrilla action involving driving 87 bushels of fall leaves from Philadelphia to New York in a pickup truck, and scattering them in front of art institutions.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Fall Fern Care Tips During fall, consider scattering fallen leaves around your ferns before the first frost of the season.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of scattering
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  • Beyond splitting up different foods and drinks, the dual-compartment design is also meant so that users can quickly access beverages without pulling the entire cooler out of the car.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Around them, construction of a new road is splitting the town between those who welcome change and those who see it as an assault on the way things have always been.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
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“Unmixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmixing. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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