as in split
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Adjective
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According to a November 2020 Economist/YouGov poll, people were split, 42-42, on whether the economy would get better or worse under a President Biden.—
Rich Lowry,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Large trees smashed homes, split cars and sidewalks, knocked out power and killed people.—
The Sacramento Bee,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2023
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In recent years, several stretches of the aqueduct system have been drained to allow replacement of cracked and bulging sections of century-old concrete.—
Louis Sahagún,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2023
Verb
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After all, a double-digit yield isn’t much good if it is soon chopped to single digits.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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In the intervening decades, though, the surviving members have seen their statement get chopped and screwed into morsels, divorced from its context.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Them,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The village is small and dense, lined with crumbling structures and the exploded remains of cars.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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In September, an exploded Japanese grenade was discovered during a construction project at the U.S. Air Force base in Guam.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The series plumbs the painful consequences of fractured parent-child relationships and their impact on life decisions, Beta Film has noted.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those odds dropped slowly with each game Ovechkin missed due to a fractured left fibula until all progress from his hot streak was erased.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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By offering trust and consistency in what has traditionally been a fragmented market, MPB is fostering a circular resale economy within creative communities.—
Keely Larson,
Outside Online,
7 Feb. 2025
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The result will be a fragmented legal landscape that will pose significant challenges ... Post Buy Copies With Republicans in control of Washington, the conventional wisdom is that companies can expect a lighter touch on employment regulations.—
Ani Huang and Timothy J. Bartl,
Harvard Business Review,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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One of the thieves reaches into the immobilized victim’s broken window and snatches a bag containing $20,000 before the duo jumps back into the Mercedes and speeds off.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from I-435/Exit 8 to Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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