ramified 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of ramifiednext
as in divided

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ramified

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verb

past tense of ramify
as in separated
to set or force apart the rise of cable television ramified the audience, creating ever smaller segments for an ever growing array of programming choices

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  1. divided
  2. separated
  3. disconnected
  4. split
  5. discontinuous
  6. parted
Adjective
  • The show, set in 1950s South Africa and based on Malla Nunn’s darkly romantic crime novels, follows English detective Emmanuel Cooper working in the racially divided country.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In 1985, a divided City Council adopted a resolution declaring Los Angeles a city of sanctuary for immigrants fleeing political persecution and violence, particularly refugees from El Salvador and Guatemala.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of divided
Verb
  • The Malibu Village mall is separated from the coast by two rows of houses, a golf course and Pacific Coast Highway, yet is still at risk because of its proximity to not just the ocean but also Malibu Lagoon.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Premium cable brand Starz is expected to formally be separated into a standalone company by the end of the year.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of separated
Verb
  • The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Human beings walk around the world like we’re disconnected from our bodies.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • One open question is whether or not Netflix is going to split season 2 of Wednesday in half the way it’s done with later seasons of so many other popular shows from Stranger Things to Bridgerton to You, as of late.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Upon hearing that the movie was split into two parts, many fans of the original play were confused.
    Samantha Neely, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of split
Adjective
  • Both Trump and Harris are tapping into a long, if discontinuous, tradition across America’s history of government investments working alongside private industry to spur innovation and economic development.
    Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Black artists, of course, experienced those changes and more, which is reflected in work featuring broken narratives, discontinuous lives, and a ceaseless groping for novel visual vocabularies.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
Definition of discontinuous
Adjective
  • In a lively celebration of whiskers and wit, a man dressed as Moses stands on stage, holding the Ten Commandments before a sea of parted beards and mustaches inside Detroit's historic Masonic Temple.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Feldman’s attorneys said that’s when Wheeler gave him the tools and the two parted ways, but prosecutors said Feldman got into Wheeler’s Honda Accord, leaving his own phone behind in his car.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Definition of parted
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