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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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

While impressive, the underwriter fees get split up across the banks and aren’t the real money-maker.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

One possibility is that the companies could be split up, an outcome favored by critics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I hoped they weren’t going to split up.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

split up

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