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
Verb
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This will be used as a proof point by both venture capital optimists and pessimists, as industry sentiment gets increasingly bifurcated.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Once again the stock tape was heavily bifurcated with distinct groups leading and lagging.—
Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum,Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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Only one point and two places divide Fabian Hurzeler’s side in seventh from City in fifth with 10 games to go.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The garden is divided into several enticing categories, from geographical designations to thematic gardens.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For more on The White Lotus, sign up for The White Lotus Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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The program is just now getting introduced to the community, so bar owners will dissect it to see the pros and cons, said Chas Taipale, president of the West 7th Restaurant Bar and Retail Association.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This is also the reason that Paso Robles is subdivided into 11 American Viticultural Areas or AVAs.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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Some parts of the brain subdivided the experience into shorter segments.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Viewing Their Audience As One Big Group Organizations don't take the time to segment their audiences and, instead, see them as one big group.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Employers can also segment their internal communications' strategies by department or geography and think about unique ways to engage those specific groups.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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The 12-episode second season is split into four chapters of three episodes each.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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As the Cold War set in, the world split into two competing blocs.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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The result is a minimalist dashboard bisected by air vents, USB ports hidden in a lower under-dash storage area and light wood veneer panels that glow with backlighting at night.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Israeli forces were withdrawing from a key corridor that bisects the Gaza Strip on Sunday as part of Israel’s commitments under a tenuous ceasefire deal with Hamas.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Dichotomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dichotomize. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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