as in to bifurcate
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Recent Examples of dichotomize
Lyle: What was really important for us with Lottie is that there’s a tendency to want to dichotomize characters in television and film into protagonists and antagonists, or heroes and villains.
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Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.
—Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.
—Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dichotomize
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One example is the need to bifurcate amounts into pre-2020 and post-2020 amounts.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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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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For about a decade residents and city leaders were divided over how to redevelop the area, with some in support of maximizing the number of housing and office spaces and others resistant to adopting such large projects.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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State delegates who attended the convention were divided in their views on how the country should elect its president, with some suggesting Congress should choose the executive and others advocating for direct democracy, where citizens would vote to elect their leader.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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All of which will be dissected and debated in that manic manner peculiar to Tesla adherents.Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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For reasons that have been dissected for years now, half of our country has become so angry and radicalized that this movement towards a repressive and exclusionary authoritarianism will not be defeated this November.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, more than 14 acres may be subdivided and built on.Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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In the mid-1920s, after Nelson’s death, the entire Fair Lea compound was sold to a trio of investors who further subdivided the land to add several additional building lots.Mark David, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
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By segmenting the categories that will be the big engines this holiday, retailers will have more latitude to be more selective with their promotions.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Labor markets have become less segmented by region and, in some cases, more remote, so techies don’t necessarily have to move to Silicon Valley and autoworkers don’t necessarily have to move to Detroit.Erica Pandey, Axios, 1 Sep. 2024
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Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).WWD, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
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The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week.Carly Miller, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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After months spent working on an effort to revitalize Saratoga’s commercial scene, the Saratoga City Council was split in its decision to advance a pilot outdoor dining program for a fine dining restaurant in the city’s downtown.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The organ is split into six different segments, and sections of thickened tissue are said to correlate to spells of colder weather.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Its atmospheric medieval center, bisected by the beautiful old de Oudegracht canal is the spiritual heart of this compact city and where the thriving energy of Utrecht's canal-side café culture comes to life.Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
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Freckled with grazing sheep and wandering cows, it’s dominated by views of towering mountains bisected by rushing rivers and gurgling streams painted in broad swaths of muted browns, yellows, and greens.Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Dichotomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dichotomize. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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