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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundering
Noun
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Every good film is, to some degree, a transporting experience—a dissolution of boundaries between here and there, then and now.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025 -
As President Donald Trump pursues the dissolution of the Department of Education, local leaders are scrambling to understand how staffing cuts and the potential loss of federal funding will affect schools.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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After separating from Anderson and filing for divorce on April 8, Blanchard rekindled her relationship with Urker.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Trump last year won Sauk — split between Democratic-leaning areas closer to Madison and a more conservative rural northwest — by 626 votes after Democrat Joe Biden won the county by 615 votes in 2020.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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That split has hit many communities in the country as the brick-and-mortar retail industry suffers while housing shortages worsen.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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While the two, who got engaged in 2022, have kept their romance mostly private, breakup rumors swirled when Sweeney recently deleted a photo of Davino from her Instagram.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most of the building damage from Friday’s quake was nonstructural, hitting partition walls, fixtures, electricity and plumbing, Alam said.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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The spacious interior has tons of extra features to make packing stress-free, including compression straps to hold your clothes and shoes down, zipper compartments, mesh pockets, and a partition for convenient extra organization.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Emulsifiers are peacemakers that help ease the tension at oil-water boundaries to prevent separation.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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If the plaintiffs say that the dismantling of USAID violates the constitutional separation of powers, those claims should be directed at the administration, the appeals court suggested.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After defeating Costa, Erceg moved up to No. 12 in the division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Of course, there is now a clear schism among the major firms Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are fighting.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2025
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But Trump’s return to power has also laid bare a schism between the Left and the more pragmatic party leadership.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Sundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundering. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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