split (up)

verb

Definition of split (up)next
as in to isolate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for split (up)
  1. isolate
  2. segregate
  3. break up
  4. separate
  5. part
Verb
  • Rahal’s current iteration of David includes milk protein isolate, collagen and whey protein, and is held together with allulose and polydextrose.
    Simone Melvin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • More than 100 bridges would be lost, power lines toppled and coastal towns isolated.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of isolate
Verb
  • Virginia Key Beach Park In the 1940s, beaches, along with many other places, were segregated in the South.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
  • In most areas of the city, communities aren’t typically segregated by socioeconomic class.
    Hiwot Abebe, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of segregate
Verb
  • The stock reaction on Wednesday appeared to be in response to new bipartisan legislation that aims to break up PBMs, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • December 10, 2024: TMZ, Us Weekly, and other outlets report that, just weeks after the pregnancy announcement, Fox and MGK have broken up again.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of break up
Verb
  • The two later separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Then the pilots flew over the Río de la Plata, the wide estuary separating Argentina and Uruguay.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of separate
Verb
  • Although Lopez kept it modest with the lacy sleeves, the shirt parted at the bottom, revealing her abs.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Yet by the seventies the generations had parted so thoroughly that experts tended to accuse seniors of neglect.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of part
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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