split off
Third Person
splits off
Present Participle
splitting off
Past Tense
split off
Past Participle
split off
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to leave a group or political party because of differences
- Recognizing irreconcilable differences, they made the difficult decision to split the band off and pursue solo careers.
- Unhappy with the direction of the project, a team of researchers decided to split the research group off to pursue their specific goals.
- Disillusioned with the leadership, a significant portion of the party chose to split off and form a new political entity.
- The employees, discontent with the management decisions, threatened to split the union off to protect their interests.
- Frustrated by the lack of consensus, some members opted to split the committee off and pursue alternative initiatives.