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as in to split
to set or force apart
in your head you need to divorce your wishes and fantasies from the realities of the world as it is
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Recent Examples of divorce
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The latter show, which premiered in 2022, was partially informed by his own experience as a single father who gained primary custody of his three young children following his 2001 divorce.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Brady was already dating model Gisele Bündchen—the pair married in 2009 and welcomed two kids, Benjamin and Vivian, before divorcing in 2022.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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Noun
The couple’s separation came to light on June 15, when the divorce filing, dated May 18, was revealed.
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Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The latter show, which premiered in 2022, was partially informed by his own experience as a single father who gained primary custody of his three young children following his 2001 divorce.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Verb
Not only is she getting divorced, but she got called out by a famous internet troll who goes by the name of Goob.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Brady was already dating model Gisele Bündchen—the pair married in 2009 and welcomed two kids, Benjamin and Vivian, before divorcing in 2022.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorce
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The series, out now on Prime Video, follows Percy and Sam, two childhood friends who fall in love as teenagers and, years after their breakup, are reunited back in their childhood hometown for a memorial service.
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The song is believed to be about ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, as the former couple famously rekindled their relationship in 2018 after their 2017 breakup and went on to get engaged in 2019.
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After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.
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The delays were split nearly evenly, affecting 332 flights departing the Denver airport and 287 flights arriving, according to FlightAware.
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Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
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Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.
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De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics.
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Turning Cinderella’s tale upside down and focusing on Lilith and her feeling of alienation was always what drove the teams, first at Paper Kite Productions (who brought the script to Netflix), then for Alyce Tzue, John Ripa and their teams.
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More than just showing off his skill, Eliot wanted to create a fractured narrative that mirrors the alienation of modern society.
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Looking along party lines, Republicans are closely divided on AI, as 38% expect a positive impact on the economy and 40% expecting a negative impact.
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Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the peninsula was divided by war in the 1950s.
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How much severance could Hill receive?
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Everett gambled away his severance.
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
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Hobbs disconnected the state's voter database from the site and sent a quick reaction team to help fix whatever gap the foreign users had slipped through.
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“Divorce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorce. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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