Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting (up)
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Terrion Arnold #0 of the Detroit Lions celebrates after breaking up a 4th down pass in the end zone against the Seattle Seahawks during the fourth quarter at Ford Field on September 30, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Chapter One opens with Ocean, a Korean space pilot, breaking up with her boyfriend at a Korean BBQ restaurant.—
Elaine U. Cho
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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But community doesn’t mean isolating with people who share only your same opinion.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Navigating these physical challenges can often feel isolating.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of segregating different regions behind loading screens as with previous games, now your environment is a single seamless setting that feels more connected than ever.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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But that isn’t separating Texans from their steaks.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, the pair decided to spin the block after separating.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Beautiful, elusive and peppered with provocative nuggets about the nature of life and our place in it, Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend is the Venice Film Festival’s parting gift to all those who have lasted the distance.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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His parting vision of her funeral pyre both recalls and anticipates the devastated city of Carthage, sacked by Rome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Splitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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