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as in to remove
to take (something) away from or off of something else to which it is joined
Detach the lower portion of the invoice and send it back with your payment.
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as in to disengage
to avoid engaging with or participating in something
They were reticent people, completely detached from social life.
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Recent Examples of detach
The company said that chunks of tread rubber could detach from the shoulder block of the tires.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
When a durian naturally detaches from its tree, falling to the ground or in a net, the impact creates tiny cracks in the shell, which begins fermentation.
—Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Bothwell said improvements in the new ADU regulations include various height limits depending on whether the ADU is a single-family or multi-family lot, and if the structure is attached to the home or detached.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
And what is being produced is detached from that origin.
—Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
When a durian naturally detaches from its tree, falling to the ground or in a net, the impact creates tiny cracks in the shell, which begins fermentation.
—Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Bothwell said improvements in the new ADU regulations include various height limits depending on whether the ADU is a single-family or multi-family lot, and if the structure is attached to the home or detached.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
And what is being produced is detached from that origin.
—Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detach
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Why are passengers required to remove their shoes at security checkpoints?—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
8 July 2025
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Earlier this year, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation to remove the Johnson Amendment.—
Fatima Hussein,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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If your team seems disengaged, mistakes will be made, productivity will decrease and organizational outcomes will suffer.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Meanwhile, American workers are increasingly disengaged at work, a problem that costs US$438 billion annually.—
Valerie L. Myers,
The Conversation,
3 July 2025
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What also helps separate their value is that Dobson’s a righty, to complement Hutson’s left-handedness.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Much depends on whether the resin can be separated from other wastes.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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These multiband images will help disentangle features like swirling gas and magnetic fields, painting a more dynamic, multidimensional portrait of black hole environments.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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Regulation could also help disentangle nutrition research from Big Food funding, Dr. Zeide says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 June 2025
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Know the Signs Cucumbers are typically divided into two main categories: slicing cucumbers and pickling cucumbers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Debate at meeting During the board meeting Thursday night, the room was divided between supporters of Mayer, advocates for the students who came forward, and former students who were against Mayer’s employment from being reinstated.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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The result will be an increase in preying on immigrants by the criminal element: robbery, protection scams, sweatshop labor and human trafficking, as the immigrant community withdraws from reliance on no-longer-safe court systems.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2025
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The traffic receded as Chicago withdrew into the distance behind me on Interstate 90.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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The experts split into teams representing the U.S. and China, and each side was armed with the weapons that its country is thought to possess.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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In July 1987, flooding on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County forced hundreds of people to flee the area.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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The man reportedly also overturned a table before fleeing.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detach. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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