as in to divide
to set or force apart
split logs for the winter's supply of wood
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as in breakup
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the split of the group into two factions marked the beginning of the end of the organization
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as in divided
disagreeing with each other
opinions are split on the subject
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Recent Examples of split
Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article The San Diego Wave’s split with Jaedyn Shaw is official.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The 1995 dramedy features a split narrative following four women (played by Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell and Rita Wilson) recalling their childhood in the 1970s.
—John Russell, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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One Pacific Palisades home that survived the Palisades Fire was later split in half by a landslide, CBS News Los Angeles' Rick Montanez reported.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
The split comes as rumors of a breakup heightened in November after Simpson and Johnson were spotted without their wedding rings.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article The San Diego Wave’s split with Jaedyn Shaw is official.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Now, the solution that offers property tax relief, though, has ranged dramatically, from capping valuation, to tax swaps for property tax relief, to creating split roles.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The 1995 dramedy features a split narrative following four women (played by Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell and Rita Wilson) recalling their childhood in the 1970s.
—John Russell, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for split
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On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip exports, dividing the world into roughly three tiers of access.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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Other volunteers set up in the job center’s parking lot to divide donations into care packages of food, toiletries, water and clothing.Yvonne Condes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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On Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, this is causing fissures to open in the curst, allowing lava to well up from a heat source deep in Earth's mantle.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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This easy, 2-mile loop wanders through clusters of tan, sandstone boulders, the most famous of which is Split Rock, a 20-foot tall, rounded boulder with a sinuous fissure right through its heart.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
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The news signifies a breakup just one year into a massive, three-year contract extension Sporting KC gave Pulido after his 2023 campaign, when the striker returned from a yearlong injury absence to score 14 goals, leading a dramatic turnaround in the MLS standings.Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Suspicions of a breakup arose when Austin Butler was absent at the model’s annual family trip to Cabo San Lucas.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2025
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Yet global business leaders remain divided on the topic.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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The two parties are most starkly divided now on cultural issues rather than on the economic lines that once separated left from right, making a centrist compromise to produce policy solutions seem less and less important.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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While the pair will be bright enough to be seen by the naked eye, they will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope or pair of binoculars.Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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But what does separate him from those in Blaugrana however, is his willingness to defend.Adam Digby, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Pop on the dust brush to sweep up pet hair on your sofa, or reach in between cushions with the help of the slim crevice tool for detailing.Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Lots of attention to detail was required, as paint was caked in every crevice.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Lahore 1947 Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi is making his new film, and the focus of the new project is the India-Pakistan partition that took place in 1947.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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This required Navajos still residing on Hopi partition lands to sign a 75-year lease with the Hopi Tribe.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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That library was the hub of the community, and losing it will disconnect the community further.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Battery packs must be disconnected during security inspection.Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Split.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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