disaffiliate

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Recent Examples of disaffiliate 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 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. 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 The vote came during the denomination’s first General Conference in several years, and after a quarter of Methodist congregations in the United States disaffiliated, including hundreds in North Carolina alone. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for disaffiliate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffiliate
Verb
  • Our book, The Price of Our Values: The Economic Limits of Moral Life argues that our moral decisions cannot be dissociated from economic considerations.
    HEC Paris Insights, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • The servings come from the ether, a bottomless well of mushy, purposeless, dissociated slop.
    Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Finding my footing again a couple times after getting divorced.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
  • Vajiralongkorn divorced their mother in 1996 after accusing her of being unfaithful, stripping her and their sons of their titles and forbidding their return to Thailand.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • What’s driving these gains isn’t just isolated use cases or incremental automation.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The Republican Study Committee's Maximum Pressure initiative includes 10 bills designed to cut off Tehran's remaining funding, freeze their assets, isolate their regime, and protect U.S. interests.
    Kristen Waggoner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • In a 6-3 decision, the court did not resolve the constitutionality of one of Trump’s earliest and most provocative executive orders — a denial of birthright citizenship ensconced in the Constitution and affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
  • Israel and its rivals have not resolved their political disputes, which in some cases have been further inflamed by the bloodshed.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • And what is being produced is detached from that origin.
    Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • An octopus can detach from an object by having its muscles release tension.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • In fact, a creative study led by a neuroscientist, Susanne Becker, uses insights from none other than Ivan Pavlov to show the possibility of uncoupling the sensation of pain from the experience of pain.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Live cohost and longtime spouses — who first married 29 years ago after meeting on the set of All My Children — discussed the potential impact of them breaking up after Ripa introduced a talking point about uncoupling on Thursday morning's show.
    Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
  • The women in these communities are isolated, often staying within the bounds of their villages and disconnected from global conversations.
    TrickleUp, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
    WWD, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week.
    Carly Miller, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

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“Disaffiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffiliate. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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