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ramify

verb

ˈra-mə-ˌfī

Definition of ramify

as in to divide

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 ramify Derivatives also had the habit of magnifying volatility as the risk ramified from the underlying asset— interest rates, commodities, bonds—into the derivatives like a fuse setting off a bomb. — Scott Patterson, Fortune, 13 June 2023 The theme ramified in a couple of directions, including Alabama’s death row. — al, 21 Feb. 2023 For an object that is fundamentally a box, designed to keep things inside it, the shipping container is a remarkable lesson in the uncontainable nature of modern life—the way our choices, like our goods, ramify around the world. — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 The outcome of the Kings River conflict will ramify throughout the Central Valley and the state. — Susie Cagle, Wired, 12 Apr. 2022 But in complex technological systems, small mistakes may rapidly ramify and compound into large problems. — Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2021 But as the forking paths continue to ramify, Truth is to be found not in one place, but everywhere. — Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021

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The park is divided into 13 sections or access points, each with different amenities, attractions and camping rules.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
For Rodan-Benzaquen, one of the greatest dangers is that the demonstrations reflect a society increasingly divided into competing political realities.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of divide

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The airport’s revenue share would drop from 60% to 55%, with the five airlines splitting the remaining 45% of revenue.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
Denmark's defense intelligence service specifically warned Russia could use such tactics to split the NATO alliance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of split

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The mediator does an intense workout taking the offers and counteroffers between the parties, up and down an elegant staircase that separates the teams.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
This allows the researchers to produce hydrogen and epoxide without a membrane separating the electrodes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of separate

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The team also demonstrated that the sheet could reconstruct its overall shape even after some fibers were cut or disconnected.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Institutions built solely around the traditional undergraduate experience risk becoming increasingly disconnected from the realities of today’s learners.

— Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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