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
But on the other side, a wave of conservatives have called for Republicans to disassociate from Carlson.
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2025
Desperate to disassociate alone in a hotel robe.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2025
Desperate to disassociate alone in a hotel robe.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociate
Verb
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Reclaiming cooking requires separating the act from the obligation.—
Michelle Beadle Holder,
SELF,
16 Mar. 2026
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This project — which sought $19 million to build a bike and pedestrian path separated from traffic — is still unfunded.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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How iftar dinner helps bridge divides Latif leads the Islamic Center of New York City, where volunteers recently prepared an evening iftar meal of chicken and rice and dates.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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The polling percentage was determined by the most recent Public Policy Institute of California survey, and the fundraising component took the total amount raised divided by the number of days a candidate was in the race.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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These are not legacy products disconnected from the future.—
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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The phone call lasted about one minute before it was disconnected.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The 85th Academy Awards in 2013 is the last time two nominees split a category.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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After Aaron Gordon split a pair of free throws, Jones and Cam Johnson successfully executed the foul-up-three strategy on consecutive Laker possessions, only for the free throw to go awry.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Galaxies will dissociate due to gravitational interactions, ejecting all masses and leaving only supermassive black holes behind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Time to dissociate under a blanket.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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With communications largely severed, trying to find out how family and friends are faring under bombardments is a stressful ordeal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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No such luck, and the titular finger is severed from his hand, resulting in blood spewing everywhere as his coworkers desperately try to pull him free.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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Many thought the Afghan Taliban’s return to power in 2021 would resolve this tension.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ziegler said the fact that employers and plan sponsors are not mentioned among health care entities in the text of the Weldon Amendment could give Democrats an edge with their interpretation, but the question has yet to be resolved in court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Disassociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassociate. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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