1
as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the judge showed commendable detachment when deciding the controversial case
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2
as in patrol
a small military unit with a special task or function
the general sent a detachment ahead to scout the enemy's position
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as in coldness
the absence of emotional involvement
his detachment allowed him a clearer perspective on the child custody case
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Recent Examples of detachment
Russia’s reaction to Trump’s trade duties has been mixed, with state media observing the measures and market fallout with a mixture of cool detachment, some concern over global economic volatility and a touch of schadenfreude at the turbulence hitting the West.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Both Navy ships had a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment on board.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
House Bill 5089 by Rep. Charlie Geren, a Fort Worth Republican, clarifies that the process of detachment must go through voters.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
Culturally, this detachment from feeling led to a loss of emotional literacy.
—Nancy Zamierowski, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Both Navy ships had a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment on board.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
House Bill 5089 by Rep. Charlie Geren, a Fort Worth Republican, clarifies that the process of detachment must go through voters.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
Culturally, this detachment from feeling led to a loss of emotional literacy.
—Nancy Zamierowski, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detachment
Noun
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Unlike any other mode of communication, mathematics offers a starting point rooted not in emotion or partisanship, but in objectivity — where evidence, data and reason lead the conversation.—
Vicki Abeles,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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Clooney enjoins his comrades to feel justified in twisting journalism from objectivity to partisanship.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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The issue comes as China increases patrols by its heavily armed coast guard near the Japan-administered, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands, drawing stern rebukes from the U.S. ally.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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There has been a noticeable decline in poaching since regular patrols were performed in the park, officials said, and this work is evident through both male and female deer appearing on the cameras.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Reaching psychic divorce means finding emotional neutrality or peace.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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As many question the fairness and neutrality of political systems, the model of an ideal leader shifts from the administrative back to the messianic.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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An infantry battalion of Arkansas volunteers would be used to man forts in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and at Fort Smith, releasing the regular troops from those posts, and a second unit of Arkansans would serve as cavalry in Mexico.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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Those could include a Stryker battalion with two companies of Stryker vehicles, a tank battalion and two companies of tanks, an infantry battalion with Bradley vehicles, Paladin artillery vehicles, Howitzers and infantry vehicles.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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In the play’s most striking image, the dead sit in the Grover’s Corners graveyard in rows—rather like a theatre audience—watching the living with quiet dispassion.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2024
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Nell shows a remarkable understanding of the song, a sense of dispassion that is both beautiful and chilling.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2024
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As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2020
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
Noun
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This deployment aimed to test the squadron's ability to rapidly deploy jets from an austere location and to practice power projection from multiple locations.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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This year, the threat from above comes not from rain showers, but squadrons of potentially lethal Ukrainian drones.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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At Birmingham, in a cup semi-final against one of League One’s most expensive squads, we’re swept up in the stakes and the occasion.—
Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Members of the bomb squad analyzed and safely removed the devices, which were then detonated at a training facility south of the city, according to the post.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
16 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Detachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detachment. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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