splitting (up)

Definition of splitting (up)next
present participle of split (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting (up)
Verb
  • Researchers also found that breaking up blocks of being sedentary with movement can reduce the risk — and vigorous exercise isn’t required.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The bag provided the only real contrast in the outfit, breaking up the sea of black without disrupting its clean, minimalist feel.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Both sisters agreed that sharing the experience was a blessing, because pregnancy can sometimes be very isolating.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors discovered that the campaign filings showed a pattern of segregating the kickbacks from the district attorney’s staff in a later campaign disclosure hoping nobody would follow up.
    John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Khushboo Gupta, vice president of policy at PETA India, said the aesthetic appeal of live elephants doesn’t justify shackling, beating and separating them from their families.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Despite having their most successful season in a decade, the Charlotte Hornets are parting ways with Ball, sending him and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps and three second-round picks.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • In the past 50 years, namaste has evolved from a simple greeting and parting to a word that is a mini meditation on the interconnectedness and shared divinity of all beings.
    Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
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“Splitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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