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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Once complete, the consortium plans to split up SFR’s assets and customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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

My acute distress flared up after my wife and I split up and I moved out of our farmhouse in upstate New York to a sparsely furnished apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Other questions: What happens if you split up?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

We split up close to the road and scrambled into position.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

split up

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