disarticulating

Definition of disarticulatingnext
present participle of disarticulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarticulating
Verb
  • The encounter, captured on video, quickly gained international attention, dividing those who believed the zoo was in the right to kill Harambe for the child's safety, and others who found the act inhumane.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • By 1997, Ultimate Fighting began to join more conventional combat sports in dividing fighters into weight classes, for safety’s sake.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • If the shortage lasts too long, protective systems begin disconnecting parts of the grid to stop a wider collapse.
    Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • Activities and Entertainment Having a backyard campout is the perfect excuse for disconnecting from the digital world and spending uninterrupted time with friends and family.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The security perimeter kept demonstrators at a distance from the facility, with barricades and checkpoints separating roughly 100 protesters from the detention center.
    Adam Reiss, NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • Historical memory is hugely helpful in separating false promises from sincere innovation, and that should make living legends ideal for steadying progress.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • There’s something very disjointing about it.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now that more and more users are disengaging and often leaving those platforms entirely, the AI bots are moving in, often at the instigation of the social media platforms themselves.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
  • That can look like changing the subject, making a joke, or disengaging altogether when things start to feel more serious.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Visual effects company Weta created the effect of Vecna’s head detaching from his body.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Waldorf’s placenta was having trouble detaching.
    Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
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“Disarticulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarticulating. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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