detach
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During birth, most people lose about one pint of blood when the placenta is detached from the uterus. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Remy Ma Is Recovering From a Blood Transfusion After Giving Birth," 20 Dec. 2018 All this helps explain why the anti-Pelosi sentiment is among a fairly marginal group of centrist Democrats who are completely detached from the anti-establishment movement on the left. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The time Nancy Pelosi saved Social Security," 21 Nov. 2018 Those participants have fretted about limited liquidity and argued that the market is detached from its economic fundamentals. — Mike Bird, WSJ, "Bank of Japan’s Bond and Stock Holdings Top 100% of GDP," 13 Nov. 2018 The hypersonic vehicle that detached from the booster rocket flew for 400 seconds, achieving a maximum speed of Mach 5.5 to 6 ( 4,200 to 4,600 miles an hour) and reaching an altitude of 100,000 feet. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "China Conducts New Hypersonic Weapon Test," 7 Aug. 2018 The Georgia countryside certainly has swaths of racial moderation and iterations of conservatism that are detached from white grievance. — Richard Fausset, New York Times, "There Are Two Georgias. One Just Made History.," 23 May 2018 One big thing that’s helped me to is detach from success. — Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, "Three Groundbreaking Startup Founders on Their Key to Success," 16 Oct. 2018 Being introverted – often described as a person's comfort with various levels of stimulation and the need to detach in order to recharge one’s batteries – is a good thing. — K. Lori Hanson, Ph.d., miamiherald, "10 good reasons to celebrate your 'too sensitive' child | Miami Herald," 14 May 2018 Beta hydroxy acids break down the bridges/bonds between the cells, while alpha hydroxy acids cause the cells themselves to detach/release. — Alexandra Tunell, Harper's BAZAAR, "#BeautySchool: What Your Skin Is Doing While You Sleep," 14 Dec. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'detach.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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detach
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English Language Learners Definition of detach
: to separate (something) from something larger
: to separate (yourself) from someone or something
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