Split string into an array on spaces
$string = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
$string.split()
Details
Uses a split to break apart the string

Example
PS C:\> $string = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
>> $string.split()

The
quick
brown
fox
jumps
over
the
lazy
dog.
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Exclude blanks when splitting a string into an array
$option = [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries
$string.split(";",$option)
Details
Uses a split and optional options to break apart the string

Example
PS C:\> $string = 'A1;B2;;D4'
>> $option = [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries
>> $string.split(";",$option)

A1
B2
D4
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