ramified 1 of 2

adjective

as in divided

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verb

past tense of ramify
as in separated
to set or force apart the rise of cable television ramified the audience, creating ever smaller segments for an ever growing array of programming choices

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramified
  1. divided
  2. separated
  3. severed
  4. disconnected
  5. split
  6. discontinuous
  7. resolved
  8. uncoupled
Adjective
  • The country faces a divided parliament with no majority and presidential elections in April 2027.
    — Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Yet views of Democrats remain divided, and many AAPI adults worry about election misinformation, voter suppression and legal challenges to results.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • Beckman portrayed the first lady's work on the ceasefire as an extension of her efforts to help reunite Russian and Ukrainian children with their families after they were separated by Russia's war against Ukraine.
    — BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Her parents had recently separated, and her mother, Alta Apantenco, was working as a waitress to support herself and her young daughter.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • The sea beast was eventually killed by the hero Perseus, who in some tellings used the severed head of medusa to turn Cetus to stone!
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Their leader, the one who had held up the severed hand, was introduced as Maulvi Abdur Rahman Muzami, a judge.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of severed
Verb
  • The rear subframe can be disconnected, allowing the engine and fuel tank to slide out together as a single unit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The phone call did not reveal a location because it was disconnected almost immediately, the sheriff's office said.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Adjective
  • The split opposition could give Tinubu a higher chance of winning in 2027 as was the case in 2023.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And with a significant number of split-ticket voters expected, a big turnout in Trump country doesn’t mean every ballot is going Republican, just as a spike in Democratic territory doesn’t mean every vote is going blue.
    — Charles Minshew, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of split
Adjective
  • Clock hands circle predictably and calendar pages turn on schedule, but internally, within our bodies, minds and hearts, time is a whole different thing — discontinuous, wondrous, searing.
    — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The gin is produced using the traditional discontinuous, indirect steam distillation method on a base of Italian grain alcohol, allowing each botanical to be infused gradually and with precision.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinuous
Adjective
  • This view helpfully shows key numbers (such as resolved requests, involvement rate, resolution rate) at the top, along with a funnel that visualizes visualizing how requests are resolved (with AI or humans).
    — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There's a difference between a closed ticket and a resolved issue.
    — Amit Mathradas, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of resolved
Adjective
  • An absurdist black comedy that satirizes our culture's discomfort around uncoupled people, The Lobster asks what would happen if singles were given 45 days to find a mate, or be transformed into the animal of their choice.
    — Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
  • To prevent releasing any asbestos, whole sections of the old pipe are uncoupled from their connections without cutting.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Definition of uncoupled
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