split up

[split-uhp] / ˈsplɪtˌʌp /

VERB

keep apart; segregate; separate

Synonyms

WEAK

break off break up come apart detach disband disconnect divide divorce go separate ways group part part company rope off seclude sever sort stand between undo

NOUN

separation

Synonyms

STRONG

detachment dissolution parting rupture separation uncoupling valediction

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Other cities have different models for the city attorney’s office: Long Beach has a similar model with bifurcated duties, while New York City has legal representation split up several ways.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

At that time, he was living in Exeter, having split up from his wife.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Other questions: What happens if you split up?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

But after she and her husband split up in 2022, the gig became a full-time job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

They decided to split up, with Rio and Kat returning to the hotel to let Monty know what was happening, while Paris led Sydney and Brooklyn down below.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

split up

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