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the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the breakup of the Soviet Union and the collapse of communism pretty much signaled the end of the Cold War
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Recent Examples of breakups
Schlossberg was a political correspondent for Vogue during the 2024 election and has since embraced social media in a bigger way, sharing everything from his political views to his paddle-boarding hobby and even his breakups with his 442,000 Instagram followers.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
There’s a booming business in helping people get over breakups.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
But, first, a report on the new business of breakups.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
The Yacht Rock renaissance has breathed new life into the embers of a goofy and louche, but somehow innocent, time in American pop history, when songs were mainly about seduction and breakups.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
Despite several breakups and reunions, the group would go on to release six more albums with various lineups, culminating with 2010’s Something for Everybody.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 25 Nov. 2024
On defense, Hunter finished with seven total tackles and had two pass breakups that were near-interceptions.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
This is evident with the separate approaches taken by DDG and Bailey, which further highlight the complexities of navigating public breakups in the age of social media.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 10 Oct. 2024
People go through internal hurricanes within themselves, through breakups, different things.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
There’s a booming business in helping people get over breakups.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
But, first, a report on the new business of breakups.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
The Yacht Rock renaissance has breathed new life into the embers of a goofy and louche, but somehow innocent, time in American pop history, when songs were mainly about seduction and breakups.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
Despite several breakups and reunions, the group would go on to release six more albums with various lineups, culminating with 2010’s Something for Everybody.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 25 Nov. 2024
On defense, Hunter finished with seven total tackles and had two pass breakups that were near-interceptions.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
This is evident with the separate approaches taken by DDG and Bailey, which further highlight the complexities of navigating public breakups in the age of social media.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 10 Oct. 2024
People go through internal hurricanes within themselves, through breakups, different things.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Breakups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakups. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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