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splitting

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verb

present participle of split

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Recent Examples of splitting
Adjective
After waiting nearly a month for the city to respond to a service request about a splitting tree, a Museum District resident duct taped the tree together and posted signs to avoid parking under it. Karri Peifer, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 To overcome these hurdles, the OPTN should adopt a mandatory splitting policy that is similar to policies already adopted in other countries. Evelyn Tenenbaum and Jed Adam Gross, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024 Transitioning from splitting rent with a roommate to being responsible for monthly expenses all on her own was a big adjustment the creative had to prepare for. Indya Brown, Essence, 5 June 2024 Robinson had grown up splitting time between Milwaukee and Florida, where her father lives. Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for splitting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting
Adjective
  • Its development played a critical role in the NBA team’s rapid rise to becoming the league’s most valuable team at $9.14 billion.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • In other January texts, the mayor told political allies the city was undergoing a new Reconstruction era, an allusion to the period of rapid but ultimately halted Black advancement after the Civil War.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.
    Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • The artist was in Times Square last week to offer his latest corrective, unveiling a massive bronze statue of a young African American man in urban streetwear sitting astride a galloping horse.
    NBC News, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2019
Verb
  • The objective is to rethink the way that end-of-life motorcycle equipment is handled, avoiding unnecessary waste by creating a sustainable and effective method of separating and recycling the plastics used to make helmets.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
  • After separating from Anderson and filing for divorce on April 8, Blanchard rekindled her relationship with Urker.
    Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But not everyone in Hezbollah’s orbit was so quick to brush off their losses.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
  • And for quick touch-ups on dry hair, there’s a setting that goes up to 320°F.
    Siena Gagliano, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • From today, Europe will arm itself more wisely and faster than Russia.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But while Greenlaw was an instinctive and fast learner who started 14 games as a rookie, including 73 snaps in the Super Bowl, Winters has been slower in developing.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Because of this, the BF tends to prefer a setting around ISO 400 and very brisk shutter speeds in bright conditions.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
  • At a Brisk Walking Pace (4 mph) At a brisk walking pace of 4 miles per hour, 10,000 steps (5 miles) would take about 75 minutes, or 1.25 hours.
    Emily Brown, MPH, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But there aren’t enough helicopters available for initial pilot training, current and former Army aviators told Forbes, and active-duty and National Guard aircrews simply aren’t getting enough flying hours in peacetime.
    Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Wonder plant and insect camera Bird Buddy is moving on to smaller flying creatures of the outdoors.
    Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025

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“Splitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splitting. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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