as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops
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Recent Examples of cleavage
Through a precise alpha-cleavage pathway, the catalyst guides glucose so that eighty percent of the molecules are successfully converted into high-value formate.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Now, 2026 is shaping up to prioritize a different kind of cleavage.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
The silver cleavage-baring gown featured a sweetheart neckline, body-hugging silhouette, a small train with a sparkling black trim.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco has made a career of rescuing history from the cleavages of memory.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Now, 2026 is shaping up to prioritize a different kind of cleavage.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
The silver cleavage-baring gown featured a sweetheart neckline, body-hugging silhouette, a small train with a sparkling black trim.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco has made a career of rescuing history from the cleavages of memory.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleavage
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Public opinion was closer to 80-20 than a partisan split, driven by concerns about drugs, crime and national security.—
Dustin Olson,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Express your love for her, your sadness over the split, your grief about your other sister, your disappointment about the way things have turned out.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while turning red ink to black.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, with the dissolution of the agreement, those plans are now canceled.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Neal, a Fresno State transfer, ranked fifth on the team with 55 tackles and had a team-high 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 2 tackles for loss.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Durant, meanwhile, tied for the team lead with three interceptions while adding seven breakups.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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And what about poor Lalla, who slept in an old bed with her mother, in the same bedroom (so to speak) as Regina and the baby, behind a partition in the corner?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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But the backdrop shows several people looking down through glass partitions at that desk, much in the way some on-stage animators worked at Disney-MGM.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Published by arrangement with Alfred A Knopf, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the deal will result in lower international revenue, the division’s asset-light model is expected to boost Starbucks’ profits in the long run.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Interestingly, a 2023 study from the Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens demonstrates that dolphins can remember others’ signature whistles even after long periods of separation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nelsen told the jury Debe was still worried about Bob after their separation.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Cleavage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleavage. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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