as in to separate
to set or force apart
the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt
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Recent Examples of disassociate
Following the cancelations, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance disassociated from the Kennedy Center.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Some people are able to disassociate the act from the emotion, but others struggle with this, and that’s okay.
—Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
Many of Manson's followers disassociated themselves from the family during their incarceration, but a few remained loyal to him until his death in November 2017.
—Elaine Aradillas, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Each was an anthem about enjoying life amid adversity—or disassociating from it altogether— encapsulating the feelings of a generation plagued by economic immobility.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disassociate
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Some people are able to disassociate the act from the emotion, but others struggle with this, and that’s okay.
—Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
Many of Manson's followers disassociated themselves from the family during their incarceration, but a few remained loyal to him until his death in November 2017.
—Elaine Aradillas, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Each was an anthem about enjoying life amid adversity—or disassociating from it altogether— encapsulating the feelings of a generation plagued by economic immobility.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociate
Verb
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Airlines also often try to separate business travelers from leisure travelers, because business travelers are typically less price sensitive.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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There was gold but also plenty of garbage, with little time to separate the two.—
Son Nguyen,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Americans were also divided over what their separation means for the country, according to the survey, which has a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Model parallelism divides the neural network itself across hardware.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The kids split their time between this house and their other parents' homes.—
Stephanie Warsmith,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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The Federal Reserve is now overwhelmingly expected to keep rates on hold during its June and July meetings, with the market split over its September decision, according to the CME FedWatch tool.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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These behaviors have become dissociated from the gonads.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The fallout led to the end of their band, Attila, while Weber severed her relationships with both men.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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With Trump threatening to sever government ties with Musk's businesses, most notably SpaceX, Newsweek looked at the web of contracts that bind the billionaire's ventures to the U.S. government.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Disassociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassociate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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