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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
Beyond immediate satisfaction and work performance, this weekend habit addresses critical aspects of modern well-being by providing psychological detachment from work concerns, which is essential for preventing burnout.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
His work demands a cool, scientific detachment, but if everything is context-dependent and subject to interpretation, perhaps fact checking is a doomed approach to the truth.
—Isabel Clara Ruehl
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Job market frustrations are also fueling this feeling of detachment.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Treatments aim to support new nail growth or treat the cause of the nail's detachment.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 7 June 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
His work demands a cool, scientific detachment, but if everything is context-dependent and subject to interpretation, perhaps fact checking is a doomed approach to the truth.
—Isabel Clara Ruehl
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Job market frustrations are also fueling this feeling of detachment.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Treatments aim to support new nail growth or treat the cause of the nail's detachment.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detachment
Noun
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When the same people setting the security protocols are also responsible for reporting incidents, objectivity breaks down.—
Rick Hutchinson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unprecedented shake-up of a key federal vaccine advisory panel ushered in appointees who have expressed skepticism about the value and safety of vaccines — raising concerns about the group’s objectivity.—
Brandy Zadrozny,
NBC news,
18 June 2025
Noun
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They were first spotted by military patrol and then handed over to the police.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Recent immigration sweeps in the Los Angeles area sparked widespread protests and small riots downtown, as people threw rocks at law enforcement and set patrol vehicles on fire, and federal agents responded with tear gas and pepper spray.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Treaties signed under coercion became formally void, neutrality no longer required impartiality, and leaders who committed aggressive acts of war could be held criminally responsible.—
Oona A. Hathaway,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Leaders urged neutrality as the nation rebuilds from past conflicts and economic crisis, while Hezbollah has yet to respond to Washington's strikes.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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The picture is similar at the Fire Department, where the top ten each earned over $500,000, led by the battalion chief with $905,060.—
John Hart,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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There will also be six battalion chiefs on the scene, along with a division chief, a deputy chief and a chief of operations.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 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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When a voyaging squadron of Canadas lit and swam into the stools, the carnage was fierce and provided plenty of food, feathers, and goose grease for the community’s beds and bellies.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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Having both been stationed at Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, the purple heart – the color of their squadron – is often used to show care for each other and to represent the unit’s pride and camaraderie.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Even Jofra Archer has got the go ahead to hang out with the squad just in case there’s a chance to have a shot at Test cricket for the first time in four years later in the summer.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Severino, who made a return to the Yankee Stadium mound over the weekend, was touched up by his former New York Yankees squad.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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“Detachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detachment. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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