1
as in to separate
to set or force apart
disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying
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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war
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Recent Examples of disjoint
The audit found that recovery efforts were improvised and disjointed.
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Jaelyn Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
But at the end of the day, the policy is disjointed.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
For example, pairing a cool-toned gray roof with a warm-toned façade can feel disjointed rather than cohesive.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
If your cloud infrastructure is fragmented, your teams are disjointed or your workflows are patchwork-based, AI will only amplify the dysfunction that exists.
—Hrushikesh Deshmukh, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Jaelyn Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
But at the end of the day, the policy is disjointed.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
For example, pairing a cool-toned gray roof with a warm-toned façade can feel disjointed rather than cohesive.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 June 2025
If your cloud infrastructure is fragmented, your teams are disjointed or your workflows are patchwork-based, AI will only amplify the dysfunction that exists.
—Hrushikesh Deshmukh, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjoint
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The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers in Queens, and her mom were separated from her 19-year-old brother during an immigration check-in on Tuesday at 26 Federal Plaza, according to the family and their advocates.—
Cayla Bamberger,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The two have been separated since early Sunday, when someone stole Roc as Williams, 45, slept on a northbound D train heading into the Norwood-205th St. station, the line’s last stop.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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While the effects of Trump's second presidency remain to be seen, his administration has already met its promise of disrupting the status quo of the federal government.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Network bandwidth was a major concern—data transfers couldn’t disrupt production in any way.—
Apurva Wadodkar,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Focused on expanding their notorious drug and money laundering organization outside of Detroit, their strained relationship has left the brothers divided.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The idea of a playing captain, something not seen since Arnold Palmer led and competed in 1963, has divided opinion across the golf world.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The refusal by the union to obey the order left many travelers at Toronto Pearson International Airport confused and frustrated on Aug. 17.—
Allison Lampert,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2025
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Those news stories are confusing the timeline for the older stimulus checks.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The two officially split in July, ending a six-year engagement and nine-year partnership.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The two battling for the spot will now be splitting time in the Tigers’ season opener in Columbia when FCS Central Arkansas comes to town on Thursday, August 28.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
20 Aug. 2025
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He was recently disturbed by a Reddit thread in which a user posted jargon-heavy chatbot messages that seemed eerily familiar.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2025
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This experience left him disturbed by how his presence affected others.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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The process is time-consuming, resource-intensive and often disconnected from the operational heartbeat of the business.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Nissan has shuffled its EV plans in recent years, scrapping the timeline for bringing electric U.S.-made sedans to market and pushing back the launch of the Leaf toward the end of this year.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday Ahn slowly shuffled to a bridge leading to the Korean Peninsula’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), pleading for permission to cross the zone – one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world – and enter North Korea.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Disjoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjoint. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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