as in to subdivide
formal
to undergo division into two parts
The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
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Recent Examples of bifurcate
The center of gravity for computing is bifurcating, where, aside from datacenter AI training, performance per watt is the name of the game.
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
That edge is somewhat novel in Star Wars’s universe of smugglers, which typically feels bifurcated between scoundrels with a heart of gold and petty criminals who are rarely more than their base nature.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 June 2024
One example is the need to bifurcate amounts into pre-2020 and post-2020 amounts.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
So the market has bifurcated, with roughly half of buyers preferring something perfect from a lab, and the other half still preferring something that maybe has romantic flaws.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 12 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
That edge is somewhat novel in Star Wars’s universe of smugglers, which typically feels bifurcated between scoundrels with a heart of gold and petty criminals who are rarely more than their base nature.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 June 2024
One example is the need to bifurcate amounts into pre-2020 and post-2020 amounts.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
So the market has bifurcated, with roughly half of buyers preferring something perfect from a lab, and the other half still preferring something that maybe has romantic flaws.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 12 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bifurcate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcate
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The rights to subdivide Mar-a-Lago have expired, and Trump brags profusely of its costly restoration.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The glorious few who still worry about the decline of Palm Beach society speculated wildly that Trump was planning to legalize gambling and build a casino, or — the truly frightening possibility — subdivide his acreage and sell houses.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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An additional 10 percent of those sales, plus the sales of books that are not earmarked for a specific store, gets split up and distributed to every store on Bookshop's platform.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
28 Jan. 2025
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Wooden fences sagged and split, their paint faded and peeling.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Astrology divides the zodiac into elemental groups: Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Air: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius Water: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces Each element reflects a distinct set of traits and tendencies.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
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This stylish oasis is separated from the main spa and boasts an intimate relaxation lounge with Fendi furniture and a mother-of-pearl shower for two.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The plan to separate Lionsgate into two entities — Lionsgate Studios and Starz Entertainment — now awaits regulatory approval and then a shareholder vote.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Travel companies can segment their customers into different groups: leisure or business, luxury or budget, family or solo traveler.—
Angus McDonald,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Or, like Swarovski is doing by segmenting its collection into identifiable tiers, which the brand calls its ‘complications,’ targeting different product-price profiles.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Bifurcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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