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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Manilow grew up poor in Brooklyn, the only son of a Jewish mother and an Irish father who split up right after he was born.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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

After O’Neill’s departure, Nike split up her role into three separate positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Cat couldn’t imagine an argument that would split up a family.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

split up

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