as in to disconnect
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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
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
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
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But more than anything, Bolles is authentic in a world that is disconnected by social media and polarized by politics.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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This isolates the engine from the rest of the plane and disconnects the left generator.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The space is divided into six distinct environments, including a Dolby Atmos lounge for immersive, spatial audio, a gallery area for talks and panels, and a 'listening bar' where staff offer their own personal recommendations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Colbert grilled the former president on the topic dividing the city, baseball.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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We’ve been purposefully disaggregated into serviceable political economic units.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Three new requirements are being proposed for Kubernetes 1.36 to address inference-specific needs including advanced inference ingress, disaggregated serving and high-performance networking.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Opponents of the Islamic Republic remain hopelessly disorganized and disunited.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Jan. 2026
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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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According to the Mayo Clinic, VSD is when there's a hole in the wall separating the heart’s lower chambers, while ASD is a hole in the heart's upper chambers, increasing the amount of blood that flows through the lungs.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Although there’s a contiguous flow between the indoor and outdoor portions of the club, the areas can also be separated by a seamless glass wall that can be folded back completely into pockets on the side.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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In worrying that young people are disengaged from participating in civic society, adults may overlook both their own role in fostering engagement and the many ways young people are already contributing.—
Jen Agans,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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The Lions haven't looked this disjoined offensively since Week 1, the last time they were held to fewer than 30 points.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
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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 12 May. 2026.
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