disarticulate

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Recent Examples of disarticulate Only two sets of human remains were uncovered at the burial site (though Linares also wrote that other disarticulated human bones were found throughout the refuse). Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 30 May 2017 Dependency theorists have often used the words distorted or disarticulated or deformed to describe dependent economies. Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarticulate
Verb
  • The front sink was blocked by waste and the ware wash sink was disconnected from the drain pipe.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some destinations lend themselves particularly well to disconnecting.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Discussions have been held about dividing Madrid’s football operations from their business operations and letting speculators invest in the latter — although how (or if) that would work in practice is a moot point.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Most herbaceous perennials that spread or clump can flourish when divided every few years, such as hostas, coneflowers, daylilies, phlox, and bee balm.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The strategic goal is to disaggregate the conglomerate that may have served Intel well in the past but no longer meets the country’s need for an American foundry nor delivers the most value for shareholders.
    Charlene Barshefsky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Another essential practice is disaggregating data to understand who is being well served and who is being left behind.
    Caroline Whistler, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the state is weak and the people disunited, as under Boris Yeltsin, the West exploits and weakens Russia and its people.
    Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
  • The moment, halfway through the king’s coronation, was a striking image of a family disunited and a reminder of the differing paths the two royal brothers have taken in the last three years.
    Max Colchester, wsj.com, 7 May 2023
Verb
  • One idea that has already been discussed internally would see Real Madrid being effectively split into two different entities — separating the football side from the business side.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • One particularly aggressive military style raid on an apartment building in south Chicago saw dozens arrested and children separated from their parents.
    Connor Greene, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rogé agreed that Gen Z is not disengaged but discerning.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
  • An emboldened Russia is confident that the U.S. intends to further disengage from European security, rather than to bolster support.
    The Guardian, Twin Cities, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Suhaimi Abdullah/GettyImages Chelsea were 2-0 down inside 12 minutes against Die Roten with the Italian’s experienced side looking uncharacteristically disjoined without the ball for most of the game.
    SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2017
Verb
  • Inside the fishery, a half dozen cutters in white rubber boots and thick gloves wielded long fillet knives, quickly dissevering tubs of yellowtail.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020

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“Disarticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarticulate. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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