split (up)

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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
  • Each bar also contained a dark chocolate coating made with cocoa sweetener, vegetable dietary fiber, maltitol syrup, soy nuggets, soy protein isolate, chopped cocoa cookie, sunflower oil, and sorbitol syrup.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 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
  • Sea to land To separate the sea courses from the land courses, Bost serves a surprise palate cleanser, a dish of orgeat (almond flavored) ice cream topped with N25 Kaluga caviar, almond oil and shavings of aged celery root.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
  • Aina’s long blond hair was curled and parted to the side of her head.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
  • Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Clouds of confusion parting?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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