as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the sundering of the nation by bloody civil war
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as in separating
to set or force apart
during the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall
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Noun
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The separatist group emerged in 1958 in resistance to Franco but gained notoriety for assassinations, bombings, and kidnappings before announcing an end to its armed activity in 2011 and its dissolution in 2018.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026 -
As a result, the Scandinavian producer can make textile fiber(s) from wood pulp or waste inputs—think leather, textiles and agricultural crop waste — thereby nixing the traditional chemical-dissolution route for viscose and lyocell production.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some omelets are made lighter by separating the yolks and whites, beating up the latter, and folding in the former.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Adept at separating the unseen from the seen, Lemann here chronicles his family’s accumulation of wealth, whatever the moral costs or compromises, and their subsequent acculturation and partial deracination.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Actor Todd Bridges has officially filed for divorce from his wife of three months after revealing their split.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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For 2025, Starz compensation table also listed Jon Feltheimer and Jimmy Barge, chief executive and chief financial officer of the old Lionsgate and currently of Lionsgate Studios, who received pro-rata comp for the year up through the split of, respectively, $224k and $129k.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The first, a, is obtained by dividing the year number by 19 and calculating the remainder.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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This was due to the fact that there were so many credible Democrats dividing the 65% to 70% of voters who at least lean left.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The redshirt junior registered 13 tackles over just four games, which included three tackles for loss, a sack and two pass breakups.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Smith was a rotational linebacker last year, ending the season with 31 tackles, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The map slices through Kansas City, splitting the city’s voters across three Republican-leaning districts.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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After splitting the first pair of contests, Toronto clinched the regular-season series 2-1 over Orlando.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Combined with its strong fire-resistant properties, these mechanical characteristics make the material particularly well-suited for interior applications such as wall systems, partitions, and other internal fittings, where both safety and durability are critical.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Chief among these is a British partition plan, well under way, to establish an Israeli state in Palestine; Jewish refugees, fleeing persecution in Europe, are already arriving en masse and building settlements in the countryside.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The moratorium, passed on an emergency basis and in a divided vote, would prevent Pepco from disconnecting customers’ electricity for nonpayment of bills totaling less than $1,000.—
Meagan Flynn,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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The emails ask the user to take some kind of action, such as disconnecting or locking their vault.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Sundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundering. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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