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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
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But they are often dissociated from their emotions, struggling with indecision, or living in a constant state of low-level overwhelm.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
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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
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The couple divorced in November 2024, per the court documents.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Netflix isn’t divorcing The Hunting Wives any time soon.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The procedure typically begins with local anesthesia and placement of a rubber dam to isolate the tooth.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Good customer service platforms will also use AI to listen in on conversations and provide human agents with data and prompts to quickly answer questions and resolve problems.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell has admitted violating city record-keeping rules during her 2022 re-election campaign and agreed to pay a $300 fine to resolve the case brought by the San Diego Ethics Commission.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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That means hanging out with old friends less, making more of an effort to meet new ones, letting go of some old hobbies to explore new ones, detaching from my hometown and maybe even getting a new job.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The market rate and affordable homes sit across the street from each other, all designed as single family detached at 1,100 to 1,600 square feet.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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To enable the correction independently of the switching cycles of the movement, a clutch uncouples the hour ring from the jumping numerals mechanism with every actuation of the pusher.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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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
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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The announcement did not specify when the business would shutter, but when The Denver Post called on Friday morning, the number had already been disconnected.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 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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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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