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cleave

verb as in divide, split

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tear asunder

verb as in stand by, stick together

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I came here as a child and as I look around me now, I realize I have almost no memories that predate my arrival and few bonds of affection that cleave so tightly.

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And now at Royal Portrush in this year's Open Championship, Scheffler has cleaved open an advantage of four shots after 54 holes following a display of understated authority in the hazy Northern Irish sunshine.

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They cleave the world into a binary of us and them.

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As I have explained here at Salon and elsewhere, there is an America Before Trump and an America After Trump; Trump has cleaved American history into two parts.

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The eight “Mission” films can be cleaved into two groups.

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