unmixing

verb

present participle of unmix
as in dividing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmixing
  1. dividing
  2. separating
  3. divorcing
  4. cleaving
  5. scattering
  6. splitting
Verb
  • Pella is currently dividing her time between helping her fiancé study for the law school admissions test and planning her writer friend Owen’s destination wedding off the coast of Rhode Island.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu goes into the election as both the leading candidate and one of the biggest issues dividing voters.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • The seven tiles must coordinate their movements and establish connections before separating and forming a new arrangement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the work of growing up is separating from our parents, learning to see them as people who exist independently of us.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of separating
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  • The former couple, who lived in Detroit, Michigan, performed together as a folk duo before divorcing in 1967.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Bonet and Kravitz wed in 1987 after a whirlwind romance, and had a daughter, actress Zoë Kravitz, before divorcing in 1993.
    — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of divorcing
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  • In both cases, the protein structure was known, as were the key amino acids that catalyze cleaving other proteins.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • It can be made cleanly by cleaving the hydrogen out of water using clean electricity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaving
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  • Some demonstrators panicked as tear-gas canisters landed in their midst, scattering with screams.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Afterwards, everyone was lured by the sound of salsa music into Bar Lelarge for a nightcap before scattering around the hotel.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of scattering
Verb
  • These ballot measures are all relatively straightforward so far, but there’s one question up to voters this fall that puts wild animals front-and-center — and is splitting hunters and anglers down an ethical centerline.
    — Neel Dhanesha, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Under alkaline conditions, splitting water molecules takes over 100 times longer than in acidic environments.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
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