split
verb (used with object)
to divide or separate from end to end or into layers.
have been splitting
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present perfect progressiveof split.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The couple, who wed in 2023, have been splitting their time between the Windy City, where they now have a home, and Texas, where Biles is originally from.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
Lance and Darnold have been splitting time behind Purdy and with the first team when Purdy sits, while Allen has been working mostly with the third-string offense.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
The Chargers have been splitting the opportunities for Pipkins and Norton equally during camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
In de Laura’s stead, grad transfer Jarrett Guarantano and junior Cammon Cooper have been splitting the first-team reps at practices this week.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
She turned and scrambled up the outcroppings, picking up the hatchet that was to have been splitting kindling all this time.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
