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Recent Examples of cleaves
As Otto groans, Rhaenrya pulls back and cleaves off Otto's head.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
With a rock in a sock, Racine cleaves her own bloody swath down her father’s path, embracing her genetic destiny.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
This enzyme cleaves the ester bonds in the neuronal portion of the back retina—the retinal pigment epithelium— to create a usable form of vitamin A, a molecule called 11-cis-retinal.
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Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
Altai Mountains, Mongolia Hunting with eagles on horseback is a tradition found in a region of Mongolia that cleaves close to Russia, China, and Kazakhstan.
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Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
Where Hansen-Løve cleaves closely to her characters, Schanelec takes a step back, filming in long and middle distance shots.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
Consider the unending angst about the team’s former name, which still cleaves fans into opposing camps.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
The analysis found that motorists who travel on Chain of Lakes Drive, which cleaves through Golden Gate Park to connect the Sunset and Richmond districts, saw the sharpest increase in rush hour congestion.
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Ko Lyn Cheang,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Sep. 2025
The barrier not only separates two empires and ideologies, but cleaves the psyches of the characters themselves.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
With a rock in a sock, Racine cleaves her own bloody swath down her father’s path, embracing her genetic destiny.
—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
This enzyme cleaves the ester bonds in the neuronal portion of the back retina—the retinal pigment epithelium— to create a usable form of vitamin A, a molecule called 11-cis-retinal.
—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
Altai Mountains, Mongolia Hunting with eagles on horseback is a tradition found in a region of Mongolia that cleaves close to Russia, China, and Kazakhstan.
—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
Where Hansen-Løve cleaves closely to her characters, Schanelec takes a step back, filming in long and middle distance shots.
—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
Consider the unending angst about the team’s former name, which still cleaves fans into opposing camps.
—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
The analysis found that motorists who travel on Chain of Lakes Drive, which cleaves through Golden Gate Park to connect the Sunset and Richmond districts, saw the sharpest increase in rush hour congestion.
—
Ko Lyn Cheang,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Sep. 2025
The barrier not only separates two empires and ideologies, but cleaves the psyches of the characters themselves.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaves
Verb
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This helps ensure the new grout adheres properly.
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Though Ecco adheres by the principle that form follows function, its walking shoes are still mighty stylish.
Verb
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The dream has to be pinned down, even though a faint trace of this truth still clings to it.
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How Often to Clean a Fiberglass Shower Clean fiberglass showers and tubs weekly to remove body soil and soap scum that clings to the finish.
Verb
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The late Bill Carr, a former Florida athletic director who was Houston’s AD when the SWC breakup began, once summed this up to me in a way that still sticks.
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No sooner does Aemond arrive than the silver-white-haired warrior sticks his blade into the smooth-talking Harrenhal caretaker, Ser Simon Strong, played by British thespian Simon Russell Beale.
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“Cleaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaves. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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