as in to subdivide
formal
to undergo division into two parts
The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
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Recent Examples of bifurcate
Once again the stock tape was heavily bifurcated with distinct groups leading and lagging.
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Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum,paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
From there on out, the story is bifurcated between characters continuing to condescend to Maya (including the smarmy, opportunistic policemen charged with finding Sundar), and Debu wandering aimlessly through his life and education.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
No one embodies the idea better this season than Helly, bifurcated into her ferociously brave workplace self and her repellently uncaring outie, even as the two occasionally share the same impulses.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
The large headlamp clusters are now horizontally bifurcated by a body color strip creating two slimmer clusters with LED lamps now standard on the 2500 model.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum,paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
From there on out, the story is bifurcated between characters continuing to condescend to Maya (including the smarmy, opportunistic policemen charged with finding Sundar), and Debu wandering aimlessly through his life and education.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
No one embodies the idea better this season than Helly, bifurcated into her ferociously brave workplace self and her repellently uncaring outie, even as the two occasionally share the same impulses.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
The large headlamp clusters are now horizontally bifurcated by a body color strip creating two slimmer clusters with LED lamps now standard on the 2500 model.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcate
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Odd Trousers, for example, were subdivided and labeled Colorful, White, Linen, Gray Flannel, Tan, Checkered, Extra Heavy, and Corduroy.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Subtypes Of Domain-Specific Models Domain-specific models in general are subdivided into two major subtypes: (a) Domain-only type (b) Hybrid of domain & general purpose A domain-only type assumes that the model can be devised nearly exclusively based on the domain at hand.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Chicago Board of Education is split over whether the interim schools’ chief should come from City Hall or the school district.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Long connected off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field. 1968 — The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Divided Society Finally, the uneven distribution of access to and benefits from humanoid technology could divide society even further.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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These changes, called genetic mutations, cause bone marrow cells to grow and divide too quickly.11 Experts don’t fully understand why these genetic mutations happen.—
Health,
Health,
24 May 2025
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The couples who were separated in the show — like Jack and Kate, Desmond and Penny and Sawyer and Juliet — all reunited in those flashes.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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At one point, cinematographer Adib Sobhani’s camera cranes up above the schoolyard, showing students and parents separated by a fence that Aliyar accidentally locked.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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The measurement focuses on users from New Consumer Classification System segments A, B, and C, representing the core demographic driving streaming consumption in urban India.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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In the same report, Vizient highlights that a midwestern health system segmented their patients into three groups: loyal, splitter and uncommitted.—
Corey Scurlock,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Bifurcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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