as in detaching
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as in freeing
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengaging
Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Now that more and more users are disengaging and often leaving those platforms entirely, the AI bots are moving in, often at the instigation of the social media platforms themselves.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
That can look like changing the subject, making a joke, or disengaging altogether when things start to feel more serious.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
Since then, the two countries have taken several steps to normalize relations, including restarting flights and disengaging troops along the border.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Then their subject starts to flirt with the idea of disengaging and moving to a like-minded nudist community, even relocating for a few days to test the new setup out.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Altogether, there is a complex system of legal support in place that has been shown to be very effective at preventing activists from disengaging after experiences of state repression.
—Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
The team was so committed to this, in fact, that one member was stranded at a western Pennsylvania rest stop while the others completed a 90-minute detour just to circle back around and pick him up without disengaging FSD.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
This indicates that sustained remote presence can help prevent students from disengaging entirely from school.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Verb
In today’s workplace, where automation is eliminating routine tasks, layoff fatigue is creating survivor syndrome, and many employees are quietly disengaging.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Now that more and more users are disengaging and often leaving those platforms entirely, the AI bots are moving in, often at the instigation of the social media platforms themselves.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
That can look like changing the subject, making a joke, or disengaging altogether when things start to feel more serious.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
Since then, the two countries have taken several steps to normalize relations, including restarting flights and disengaging troops along the border.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Then their subject starts to flirt with the idea of disengaging and moving to a like-minded nudist community, even relocating for a few days to test the new setup out.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Altogether, there is a complex system of legal support in place that has been shown to be very effective at preventing activists from disengaging after experiences of state repression.
—Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
The team was so committed to this, in fact, that one member was stranded at a western Pennsylvania rest stop while the others completed a 90-minute detour just to circle back around and pick him up without disengaging FSD.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
This indicates that sustained remote presence can help prevent students from disengaging entirely from school.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengaging
Noun
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An issue with a solid rocket booster motor detaching during launch on the second flight, though, delayed that certification until March 2025.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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These automation platforms are heavily leaning into AI to allow these mundane and repetitive transactions flow through your accounting system with minimal or no human involvement, freeing up your accounting staff to perform other functions.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Analysts have noted that retail investors could be causing some of the weakness in chips by freeing up dry powder in preparation for the blockbuster IPO – though Bank of America noted that last week’s sell-off was driven by big institutional money.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Noun
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That could lead to the franchise parting ways with Tomlin.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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The Clippers have a history of less-than-ideal partings with veteran players.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, the final round of competition was the beloved Freestyle section, in which all rules are suspended, liberating the stars and their pro partners to showcase the very best of their skills and flair.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Nov. 2025
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This transformative journey will usher in a profound societal shift, breaking the link between beauty and youth, thereby liberating new and unexpected expressions of beauty not confined by time.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But when specifically asked whether any Americans have been exposed to Ebola, and whether the government is planning on extricating them from the DRC, the CDC’s incident manager, Satish Pillai, did not answer the questions.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
17 May 2026
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Part of the experiment involves Mesler willingly extricating himself from Kordansky’s gallery roster.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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That’s when Patriots goalkeeper Mamie Kosicki shined, saving multiple high-quality chances to hold the score.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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Should walking to the World Cup, and potentially saving $98 and gaining the exercise benefits, really be prohibited?—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Disengaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengaging. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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