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as in removing
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 withdrawing
to avoid engaging with or participating in something
They were reticent people, completely detached from social life.
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Recent Examples of detaching
Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
As of October 23, the company had received 158 reports of the curling iron barrel detaching, including six minor burn injuries.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Emptying the dust cup was simple thanks to clear arrow indicators, although detaching it from the wand first added a small inconvenience.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
That means hanging out with old friends less, making more of an effort to meet new ones, letting go of some old hobbies to explore new ones, detaching from my hometown and maybe even getting a new job.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Airport officials voted to begin detaching themselves from Highfill in September 2023, and the sides have been in court and before the Arkansas Legislature multiple times since.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
In April, Yen shared a video of his friend wakeboarding while attached to a plane, detaching a small piece of the aircraft.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The Linden sandals, along with two other styles from Khaite’s spring 2024 collection, including the Louisa and Seigel heel sandals, were recalled after they were deemed hazardous due to the heels detaching, posing a fall hazard.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
The recall comes six months after Tesla and the NHTSA recalled roughly 46,000 Cybertrucks that were at risk of a trim panel detaching.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
As of October 23, the company had received 158 reports of the curling iron barrel detaching, including six minor burn injuries.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ford had recalled 175,000 vehicles on Wednesday, owing to moonroof wind deflectors detaching.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Emptying the dust cup was simple thanks to clear arrow indicators, although detaching it from the wand first added a small inconvenience.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
That means hanging out with old friends less, making more of an effort to meet new ones, letting go of some old hobbies to explore new ones, detaching from my hometown and maybe even getting a new job.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Airport officials voted to begin detaching themselves from Highfill in September 2023, and the sides have been in court and before the Arkansas Legislature multiple times since.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
In April, Yen shared a video of his friend wakeboarding while attached to a plane, detaching a small piece of the aircraft.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
The Linden sandals, along with two other styles from Khaite’s spring 2024 collection, including the Louisa and Seigel heel sandals, were recalled after they were deemed hazardous due to the heels detaching, posing a fall hazard.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detaching
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The robot vacuum has 8,000Pa suction and a multidirectional floating roller brush with rubber and bristles, which does an excellent job of removing dust and debris from carpets.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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But whereas many abundance advocates typically talk about removing government impediments to growth, such as zoning restrictions, Rodrik focusses on government interventions.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bring it back indoors and vacuum, disengaging the beater bars.—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Those could show up as working too much, playing too many video games, shutting down, disengaging from their partners.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Lawrence’s blonde hair, by Gregory Russell, was swept into a sleek side parting and kept long down her back, straight, and glossy.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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After parting ways with head coach Mike Gundy this season, the Cowboys (1-7, 0-5 Big 12) are still seeking their first Big 12 win of the year.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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To overcome the challenge, the scientists used state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to sift through massive amounts of data, separating the elusive tWZ signal from background noise.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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After suffering a major setback in March by losing the capital of Khartoum, the RSF regained the initiative in the following months, culminating in the SAF withdrawing from its last stronghold in western Sudan, El Fasher, leaving it at the RSF’s mercy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 3rd Battalion is undergoing modernization that includes refining tactics such as seizing key terrain for the rapid insertion and deployment of HIMARS launchers for strike missions, then withdrawing to a secure location.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The film’s title may be overstated, but there’s no denying the way the song’s message about longing, separation, and regret affected an inordinately wide range of people who heard it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Transition services for service members nearing separation have been halted as well.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Where to Stay While Umbria isn’t massive, dividing your trip into at least two home bases is highly recommended to appreciate the region’s slower tempo.—
John Skelton,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sympodial orchids must be propagated by dividing them, not pruning or trimming them.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Our narrator, a gay, happily married father of two disentangling himself from a poly love affair, is—depending on the light—brilliant, self-mythologizing, abject, hopeful, and vulnerable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Brittany Luse is joined by writer and journalist Ana Marie Cox to get into how people are disentangling alcohol from their lives, and the lessons she's learned as a recovering alcoholic.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Detaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detaching. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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