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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).
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Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 30 May 2017
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
Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 30 May 2017
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
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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
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The brand’s production is divided between Paris and Istanbul, the latter being a city with family ties for India.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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The Oval Office’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ has divided opinion, after estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the policies would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
Verb
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WalletHub set out to disaggregate the data and find the metro areas currently seeing the highest and lowest inflation rates.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
13 May 2025
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Some refer to this as a two-tiered architecture; others refer to it as disaggregated.—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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In a game where the Angels and Nationals combined for 24 runs and 30 hits — with the 19 hits and 15 runs given up by the Angels’ pitching staff representing season-worst marks — what ultimately separated the teams was the Angels’ inability to come through with runners on base.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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According to the London Times’ Philip Willan, a trade union that represents museum workers had previously warned the Uffizi about the risks posed by the platforms separating visitors from the art.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Verb
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That aligns with what the cybersecurity data shows: professionals disengage when forced to hide parts of themselves.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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State police disengaged pursuit but was able to get the vehicle’s registration information.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
Verb
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And what is being produced is detached from that origin.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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An octopus can detach from an object by having its muscles release tension.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2025
Verb
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This makes people turn to progressive platforms that promise to break up monopolies, tax the ultra-wealthy, and reinvest in public goods.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Under Donahoe, Nike moved away from its sport segmentation and instead broke up its business into women’s, men’s and kids.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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“Disarticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarticulate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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