as in divided
formal
to undergo division into two parts
The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
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Recent Examples of bifurcated
Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.
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Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
By the end of the 20th century, the assignments bifurcated.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
26 Feb. 2026
In practice, CVs are being used across a market that has become increasingly bifurcated.
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Sunaina Sinha Haldea,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
Looking ahead, Rees said the North American consumer is bifurcated, with highly affluent shoppers in great financial shape and a large portion of customers at the lower end who are super cautious about their spending and buying closer to need.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bifurcated
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
By the end of the 20th century, the assignments bifurcated.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
26 Feb. 2026
In practice, CVs are being used across a market that has become increasingly bifurcated.
—
Sunaina Sinha Haldea,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
Looking ahead, Rees said the North American consumer is bifurcated, with highly affluent shoppers in great financial shape and a large portion of customers at the lower end who are super cautious about their spending and buying closer to need.
—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bifurcated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcated
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Congressional Republicans were divided over the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down an executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
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Countless individual tread blocks, divided by wide grooves, wriggled around instead of digging in.
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Cutright, who was not charged with murder, split from Devastating Pyrotechnics to form Blackstar Fireworks on the property in 2023.
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In a place where many homes lean into glass, driftwood tones and a conventional layout, this one sprawls like a resort, with sleeping quarters separated into individual pavilion-like structures.
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While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
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