as in divides
to set or force apart
split logs for the winter's supply of wood
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as in fissures
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
an earthquake left a split in the ground
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as in breakups
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the split of the group into two factions marked the beginning of the end of the organization
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Recent Examples of splits
Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The British chef, restauranteur, and television personality—along with his wife, Tana, and their six children—splits his time between three properties.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
The frozen custard shop also serves a variety of sundaes, splits and malts.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
This instant classic quickly splits up into teams, as newscasters start keeping score along racial lines when reporting various crimes.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than pre-generated character or full generation, the set splits the difference with four class boards featuring the classics of Fighter, Cleric, Rogue and Wizards.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nuclear fission occurs when a neutron strikes a nucleus and then splits it.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Adapted by Naomi Sheldon and Gabbie Asher from Michelle Frances’ 2018 novel, The Girlfriend splits each of its hours into two parts that play the same events first from one woman’s perspective, then from the other’s.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Tube styles The single tube is a style that connects a tube to the diaphragm and splits into two before reaching the headset.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
However, their home versus away splits weren’t close.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
However, his extreme home-road splits can’t be ignored.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Managing a post-civil war Syria In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups finally ended in December 2024.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
With the splits, the A shares are trading at $234 a share, which means the stock is up almost 11,000%.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Nicolle can do headstands and the splits.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Cephalopods’ soft bodies sprout arms and bloom with suckers at these same splits.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Did Knox do the splits in the middle of the police station?
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ben Rice typically splits time between first base, catcher, and designated hitter.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The British chef, restauranteur, and television personality—along with his wife, Tana, and their six children—splits his time between three properties.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
The frozen custard shop also serves a variety of sundaes, splits and malts.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
This instant classic quickly splits up into teams, as newscasters start keeping score along racial lines when reporting various crimes.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than pre-generated character or full generation, the set splits the difference with four class boards featuring the classics of Fighter, Cleric, Rogue and Wizards.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nuclear fission occurs when a neutron strikes a nucleus and then splits it.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Adapted by Naomi Sheldon and Gabbie Asher from Michelle Frances’ 2018 novel, The Girlfriend splits each of its hours into two parts that play the same events first from one woman’s perspective, then from the other’s.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Tube styles The single tube is a style that connects a tube to the diaphragm and splits into two before reaching the headset.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
However, their home versus away splits weren’t close.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
However, his extreme home-road splits can’t be ignored.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Managing a post-civil war Syria In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups finally ended in December 2024.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
With the splits, the A shares are trading at $234 a share, which means the stock is up almost 11,000%.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Nicolle can do headstands and the splits.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Cephalopods’ soft bodies sprout arms and bloom with suckers at these same splits.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Did Knox do the splits in the middle of the police station?
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splits
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That’s not all though; the inside of the bag offers a center zippered compartment, which divides the interior into three separate sections to organize your essentials.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s because France divides the taxable income by the number of people in the household before applying its tax bands on the income.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Trump is facing a catch-22 in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mounting departures of scientists and experts over vaccine policy.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to his pass coverage, which includes a pair of pass breakups, Scott also has three tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Unlike other high-profile billionaire breakups in recent years—including the nasty fight between John Paulson and his ex Jenny—the Gilberts appear to be handling their divorce privately and collaboratively.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s what separates him from most.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gentle sonication then separates the layers into stable nanosheets.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The insects can be found in rural or suburban areas and usually hide in the walls or roof crevices of houses and nearby outbuildings.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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The species typically live a solitary life underground, but sometimes a heavy rain completely floods caves and the fish can find crevices and small openings to go from cave to cave.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mies van der Rohe’s apartment had sliding partitions to divide rooms as needed—a design anticipating flexible urban living a century later.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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After the partitions and wars of the mid-20th century in their respective countries, Irish nationalists in Northern Ireland and Palestinians in Israel (or just outside) were marginalized.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Shillitoe's Kejashi system, which sounds Japanese but is just a nod do his own name KEnt JAmes SHIllitoe, disconnects the forks and handlebars from the normal steering head, and mounts them on a trailing arm coming back from a point well out in front of the fairing.—
Loz Blain
August 04,
New Atlas,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Later level and Ankou rifts (secret battle stages) require adept knowledge of the game’s overlapping combat systems.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Establishing ground rules ahead of time can hopefully help avoid hurt feelings, which can grow into deeper rifts over time and have negative effects on children and potentially rob them of a fruitful relationship with their grandparents.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Splits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splits. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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