split (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for split (up)
Verb
  • My husband was isolating in our spare bedroom, leaving food outside my door three times a day.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 May 2025
  • The recent Russian advances in Donetsk, while incremental, were enabled by the tactic of isolating the battlefield – cutting Ukrainian units from supplies through drone strikes on supply vehicles up to 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from the front lines.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • In 2016, Israeli news media reported that three hospitals were segregating Jewish and Arab mothers in their maternity wards.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
  • Layered roof leaves offer a way to let air circulate — and a means to split the terminal into several mini-terminals in case one of them needs to be blocked off quickly to segregate passengers or test for diseases.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • The couple broke up and then rekindled before giving birth to their second son, River, in 2014.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • In a clip shared across social media, multiple men are seen throwing punches, body slamming, and attempting to break up the violence as onlookers watch and record each moment.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • Airlines also often try to separate business travelers from leisure travelers, because business travelers are typically less price sensitive.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 June 2025
  • There was gold but also plenty of garbage, with little time to separate the two.
    Son Nguyen, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Sitting cross-legged on the floor while her scalp was parted and pulled by a cousin, an auntie, someone who loved her.
    Ruhama Wolle, Vogue, 22 May 2025
  • The crowd parted, and a tiny woman with a big smile emerged.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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