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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
To redefine masculinity is to break down traditional associations with strength, aggression, and emotional detachment.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Thematically, this episode is awash in the color blue itself, which many fans interpret as symbolizing coldness and detachment from the music industry.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Such detachment was meant to allow for accurate diagnoses and clearheaded decision-making.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Photos released on Tuesday show the arrival of the Chinese air force detachment in Thailand.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Thematically, this episode is awash in the color blue itself, which many fans interpret as symbolizing coldness and detachment from the music industry.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Such detachment was meant to allow for accurate diagnoses and clearheaded decision-making.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Photos released on Tuesday show the arrival of the Chinese air force detachment in Thailand.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detachment
Noun
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The King of Swords invites you to lead with intellect, integrity, and objectivity.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Numbers were a source of certainty, of objectivity.—
Annabelle Huang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The city unveiled four utility terrain vehicles and four patrol bikes that were rolled out along transit lines this week.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their works push back against the coldness of technology, asserting presence, autonomy, and creative resistance.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Thematically, this episode is awash in the color blue itself, which many fans interpret as symbolizing coldness and detachment from the music industry.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Way before the days of gender neutrality, men’s brands would tap women to wear their clothes.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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That authority must always be exercised with neutrality, integrity, and character because that's the only way every Virginian can trust the system meant to protect them.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her commander called her the best battalion officer in the brigade.—
Arman Khan,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
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The future belongs to a smaller pool of elite innovators — not vast back-office battalions.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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The United States has expanded its military presence in Northeast Asia by establishing an MQ-9 drone squadron in South Korea on Monday to deter North Korea's aggression.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Either way, the Royal Canadian Air Force will dispatch an aerobatics squadron, the Snowbirds, for the air show.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Detachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detachment. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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