split
verb (used with object)
to divide or separate from end to end or into layers.
has split
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present perfectof split (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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‘Cruel Intentions’ star Selma Blair has split with Creative Artists Agency following anti-Islamic comments she made on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Kane has split his goals evenly, three in the group stage and three in the knockouts.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
At most, Whitton’s case appeared to be a new opportunity to explain that a court could not rely on postconviction DNA evidence, an issue that has split the lower courts.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Haylie Duff has split from her fiancé, Matt Rosenberg, 12 years after the former couple announced they were engaged—and six years after they relocated their family from California to the actress’s home state of Texas.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
One of the seeds has split its shell and reaches a white hand upward.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
