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Recent Examples of disabuse Indeed, if anyone thought the entertainment business’ bloodletting was over after last year’s series of layoffs, Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery disabused them of that notion in recent days. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025 But my more seasoned friends disabused me of that notion. Anonymous, Vogue, 10 May 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 Those who felt that part one would have been better suited to a television series will find little to disabuse them of that notion in this installment, which intercuts among its disparate characters and story strands even more rapidly. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disabuse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabuse
Verb
  • When Bianca Cefalo started working in the space industry, she was quickly disillusioned by its culture.
    Lisa Falco, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Some once-friendly podcast hosts — Joe Rogan chief among them — have become disillusioned with Trump over Epstein.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mendoza advised King to request twice as many; Mendoza had a plan for the others.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The players had two weeks off before the Euros, and Bronze was advised to rest.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In recent months, tariffs modestly contributed to the uptick in overall inflation, analysts previously told ABC News, but overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to Trump’s levies.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, multiple reports have painted the generation as disenchanted with the dating scene.
    Chloe Berger, SELF, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The industry’s changing priorities and shaky quality assurance have left her disenchanted by the business.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Disabuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabuse. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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