bifurcated
adjective
bi·fur·cat·ed
ˈbī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkā-təd 
bī-ˈfər-
: divided into two branches or parts
This near-earth asteroid appears as a bifurcated structure, consisting of two distinct lobes that seem to be in contact.—
Richard P. Binzel et al.
Richard P. Binzel et al.The town is a bifurcated community—two distinct communities in one, really.—Dennis Farney
Dennis Farney… the strange bifurcated world of whiteness and blackness in which I was born and reared.—William Styron
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This creates a bifurcated market where new construction drives transaction volume but at compressed margins, forcing retailers serving builders, contractors, and new homeowners to find efficiencies wherever possible.
—Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The bifurcated performance follows strong gains for Alphabet and Apple shares, which bolstered the tech sector, after the Google parent avoided a breakup in an antitrust case that had weighed on the stocks.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
But even those of us who understand the complexity of the protests are forced to live in our own bifurcated reality, one where, even as the internet shows us fresh horrors every hour, life outside these feeds may be continuing in ways that feel familiar and boring.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
The map of territorial control in Sudan today suggests a bifurcated country, with the west—apart from El Fasher, North Darfur’s capital—largely under the RSF’s grasp, and the east, north, and center of the country held by the SAF.
—Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
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Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The bifurcated performance follows strong gains for Alphabet and Apple shares, which bolstered the tech sector, after the Google parent avoided a breakup in an antitrust case that had weighed on the stocks.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
But even those of us who understand the complexity of the protests are forced to live in our own bifurcated reality, one where, even as the internet shows us fresh horrors every hour, life outside these feeds may be continuing in ways that feel familiar and boring.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
The map of territorial control in Sudan today suggests a bifurcated country, with the west—apart from El Fasher, North Darfur’s capital—largely under the RSF’s grasp, and the east, north, and center of the country held by the SAF.
—Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Bifurcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bifurcated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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