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Recent Examples of disabuse Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it. Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it. Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 But that warning has done little to disabuse Diet Coke lovers looking for their afternoon caffeine fix. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 We’ve been thoroughly disabused of the notion that consumers want another streaming service. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disabuse
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Verb
  • One of the primary reasons why Kamala Harris got thumped in the election is that a number of the Democratic Party’s core constituencies have grown disillusioned with the party and drifted rightward over the past several years.
    John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
  • His spouse is perilously close to beginning an affair with the best man at their wedding, now one of his authors, a war poet disillusioned by violence and fanaticism.
    Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The Context Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva, who went by Diogo Jota, and his brother André died on Thursday while driving from Spain to England after a doctor advised them not to fly after Jota received minor lung surgery.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • The Consumer Product Safety Commission advises that children do not use fireworks, including sparklers.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • Roley's grandfather, Dale Roley, told the New York Times on Monday that the suspect was working for a tree company and had expressed interest in becoming a forest firefighter.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • This is otherwise a plodding, disenchanting experience that adds some more roaring dinosaurs in exchange for any memorable characters or narrative stakes.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
  • Massive losses on its streaming platform and battles with authorities in Florida had disenchanted investors.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

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“Disabuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabuse. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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