SUNDERS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

sunders

verb

present tense third-person singular of sunder

as in separates

to set or force apart during the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall

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The company now reports earnings in a way that separates these hyperscalers into its AI cloud, industrial and enterprise pack.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
However, what separates Snapchat from its competitors, Sunday said, are its features that lead to compulsive use, like a daily streak symbolized with a flame.

— Lauren Linder, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of separates

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Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
The professor shared a letter from a teacher who said that technology, such as earbuds, divides students from the classroom.

— Julia Avant, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of divides

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Apple says the Control Center button disconnects Bluetooth accessories without fully turning Bluetooth off.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Definition of disconnects

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Guitarist and co-founder Daniel Kessler splits his time between the city and Barcelona.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
The first would decide whether a campaign called People Not Politicians can place a measure on the ballot to strike down the map, which splits Kansas City.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of splits

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As the gang members shoot at him, Juggut severs the rope and falls; the train passes unharmed, over his body, into Pakistan.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

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