as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops
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Recent Examples of cleavage
But, despite the agreement about the Russian threat, the cleavages within the society still are incredibly sharp?
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Her dress featured a floral and crystal embroidered bodice, which showed some cleavage through sheer material.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
Lauren Sánchez and conservatives’ cleavage cravings … an oral history of Twin Peaks … the Mitford sister who loved Hitler … Audrey Hepburn’s granddaughter is making Surrealist paintings in Italy … Is Pappy Van Winkle bourbon worth the price tag?
—airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
According to the odds, the favorites are Beyonce wearing a cowboy hat and opening her playbook with some cleavage!
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Her dress featured a floral and crystal embroidered bodice, which showed some cleavage through sheer material.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
Lauren Sánchez and conservatives’ cleavage cravings … an oral history of Twin Peaks … the Mitford sister who loved Hitler … Audrey Hepburn’s granddaughter is making Surrealist paintings in Italy … Is Pappy Van Winkle bourbon worth the price tag?
—airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
According to the odds, the favorites are Beyonce wearing a cowboy hat and opening her playbook with some cleavage!
Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleavage
Noun
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Indeed 44% of the respondents surveyed think that AI’s effect on individual agency and ability to act independently is likely to be more negative than positive with only 16% predicting a fairly equal split between positive and negative change.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Proponents of the split argue that Cyber Command has become too big on its own to have to share a leader with a similarly large organization.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Every good film is, to some degree, a transporting experience—a dissolution of boundaries between here and there, then and now.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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As President Donald Trump pursues the dissolution of the Department of Education, local leaders are scrambling to understand how staffing cuts and the potential loss of federal funding will affect schools.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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While the two, who got engaged in 2022, have kept their romance mostly private, breakup rumors swirled when Sweeney recently deleted a photo of Davino from her Instagram.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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Most of the building damage from Friday’s quake was nonstructural, hitting partition walls, fixtures, electricity and plumbing, Alam said.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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The spacious interior has tons of extra features to make packing stress-free, including compression straps to hold your clothes and shoes down, zipper compartments, mesh pockets, and a partition for convenient extra organization.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Feb. 2025
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After defeating Costa, Erceg moved up to No. 12 in the division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Emulsifiers are peacemakers that help ease the tension at oil-water boundaries to prevent separation.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Moves like this challenge the separation of powers and the politicization of regulatory agencies.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Cleavage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleavage. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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