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How to pronounce cleaving

“cleaving” pronunciation in American English

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“cleaving” in real sentences

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  1. has cleaving energy and if the binding energy exceeds the cleaving energy that Civilization will last

    Lex Fridman

  2. 2001 was a year that was a cleaving of global politics.

    ABC News In-depth

  3. And that cleaving of those two things gave her enormous freedom.

    Big Think

  4. I felt a cleaving in my mind as if my brain had split.

    SmallPressExpo

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