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Recent Examples of disaffiliate
In 1914, for example, the white founders of the Assemblies of God, USA decided to disaffiliate from the predominantly Black Church of God in Christ.
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Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
In Arkansas, roughly onethird of all United Methodist congregations have either disaffiliated or disbanded in the past five years.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
Some pointed out there are other ways that congregations and entire conferences can still disaffiliate — noting that the General Conference last week approved the departure of some churches in the former Soviet Union — though others say this is overly burdensome.
—Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
Before taking up the last regionalization petition, delegates approved a new policy that allows churches that disaffiliated from the UMC to rejoin the denomination.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
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Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
In Arkansas, roughly onethird of all United Methodist congregations have either disaffiliated or disbanded in the past five years.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
Some pointed out there are other ways that congregations and entire conferences can still disaffiliate — noting that the General Conference last week approved the departure of some churches in the former Soviet Union — though others say this is overly burdensome.
—Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
Before taking up the last regionalization petition, delegates approved a new policy that allows churches that disaffiliated from the UMC to rejoin the denomination.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffiliate
Verb
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Time to dissociate under a blanket.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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He was drawn to detective stories in which the principal investigators must not merely solve a mystery but accommodate themselves to a reality that is too terrible to be believed—or else repress or dissociate from that reality.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Simpson was twice divorced, and Edward, the heir to the throne, was destined to be ceremonial head of the Church of England, which did not allow divorced people to remarry in church.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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In this little window of time, Bird’s parents were divorced and struggling.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
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The team plans to further refine the material and test its ability to isolate additional rare earth elements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the lab, the researchers isolated various bacterial strains and sequenced their genomes to evaluate which genes allow the strain to survive in low temperatures and which are linked to antimicrobial resistance.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna's new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company's application for the first-of-its-kind shot.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 Winter Games continue in Milano Cortina, and with the condom supply now restocked and set to be continuously replenished, at least one logistical challenge of the Olympics appears to be resolved.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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This triple-zip compartment crossbody features an adjustable strap that detaches to turn your bag into a clutch.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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These models systematically produce successful speech acts detached from obligation.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After the Space Shuttle Explorer is struck by debris, she's flung into space on the shuttle's arm, forced to uncouple herself or face being pulled even further into the void.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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As things stand, Senate GOP leadership doesn’t plan to uncouple the DHS bill from the other five government funding bills, which have wide support.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Her pacemaker disconnected from her phone less than an hour later.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Even the cafeteria is a little bit louder — alive with conversations between students disconnected from their screens.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).—
WWD,
WWD,
16 Oct. 2024
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“Disaffiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffiliate. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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