split open
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Their version starts with a unique pretzel, called a split, that’s designed to split open while baking, creating delicious grooves and crispy bubbles.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
Officials reported that there were five to six industrial-sized boxes that had split open, unleashing the cascade of bathroom tissue .
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024
"They've split open, they peeled off, the panels have fallen, they are split open, only metal is left, the ironwork," said Dina Angeli, a local resident in Nea Aghialos.
From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023
The Telegraph's Robbie Collin awarded five stars, saying: "Nolan's portrait of the father of the nuclear bomb is a triumph, like witnessing history itself being split open."
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023
On the underbelly of the Argo II, the glass bay doors split open.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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