as in divided
formal
to undergo division into two parts
The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
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Recent Examples of bifurcated
Since then, the consumer economy has only become more bifurcated.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Looking ahead, Rees said the North American consumer is bifurcated, with highly affluent shoppers in great financial shape and a large portion of customers at the lower end who are super cautious about their spending and buying closer to need.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Braude described Gaza’s reality as bifurcated.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
These goals may appear bifurcated, but they will become increasingly intertwined in the years ahead.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Looking ahead, Rees said the North American consumer is bifurcated, with highly affluent shoppers in great financial shape and a large portion of customers at the lower end who are super cautious about their spending and buying closer to need.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Braude described Gaza’s reality as bifurcated.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
These goals may appear bifurcated, but they will become increasingly intertwined in the years ahead.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bifurcated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcated
Verb
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Despite their size, canister vacuums provide better weight distribution and are easier on your body because the weight is divided into two parts.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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My mom was very upset that the inheritance was not divided up equally and asked me several times why my portion would be so much larger.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Downriver from the Shoshone Falls are the Pillar Falls, a low waterfall split by rock pillars.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wood’s colleague and head winemaker Kurtis Ogasawara tells Robb Report this wine requires a couple of tweaks in the vineyard and winery that begin with walking the block prior to harvest and splitting it up into smaller sections based on flavor development.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fine jewelry has been separated from the trashy costume stuff.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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The first six cars of the train were separated from the rest and continued on to Penn.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Bifurcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcated. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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