DISARTICULATING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

disarticulating

verb

present participle of disarticulate

as in dividing

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Beginning in 1992, Nagy began dividing his time between New York and New Delhi.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, the state parted ways with its main contractor, Kiewit, over a pricing dispute, dividing the remaining work into multiple contracts.

— Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of dividing

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Denver Water recommends disconnecting garden hoses and shutting off outdoor faucets before temperatures dip below freezing.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Everyday routines depend on maps, banking, tickets, transit, rideshare and messaging, and completely disconnecting remains impractical for most people.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of disconnecting

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Examples of ultraprocessing include separating whole foods into substances, chemically formulating foods or using cosmetic additives such as food dyes.

— Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Use Data To Evaluate Ideas One helpful practice is separating the idea from the person voicing it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of separating

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Nothing about that reaches the employee who is steadily gaining weight, quietly disengaging from exercise or managing chronic stress without any support.

— Neepa Patel, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Vicki disengaging is par for the course at this point — and speaking of par, the women arrive at the country club to practice their golf swings and deliver enough material to fill an episode.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of disengaging

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