unmixing

verb

present participle of unmix
as in dividing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmixing
  1. dividing
  2. separating
  3. divorcing
  4. cleaving
  5. scattering
  6. splitting
Verb
  • The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
  • According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • 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
Definition of separating
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  • The two tied the knot in 2022 before divorcing two years later.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • They got engaged in 2018 and married in 2021, ultimately divorcing in 2026.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of divorcing
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  • By the time Lincoln was elected president in 1860, slavery was already cleaving the country.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Something like cleaving a payroll system in three has to be done flawlessly, for example, so staff still get paid on time.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of cleaving
Verb
  • Create a Backstock Bin Instead of scattering your extra hangers across closet rods, shelves, and floors, designate one spot for overflow.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • This happens because moonlight must pass through a thicker layer of Earth's atmosphere when the moon is low on the horizon, scattering shorter wavelengths of light and allowing warmer colors to dominate.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of scattering
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  • After nine years playing in the majors, Hoffman took up coaching in the Dodgers’ minor league farm system, splitting time between managing and coordinating field instruction for player development.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2026
Definition of splitting
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“Unmixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmixing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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