Definition of disassociatenext

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Recent Examples of disassociate So that would be kind of one of the goals is to disassociate from being an incel and overcome that. Ryan Brennan april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 As a result, the Universal Zulu Nation disassociated itself from its founder. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026 Initially, Florian said the city chose to disassociate itself from the Monsanto lawsuit and file its own litigation. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 Part of that correction involves disassociating the Chavez name with the labor movement. Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disassociate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociate
Verb
  • This caused the prehistoric Tethys Ocean, which once separated the supercontinents of Laurasia and Gondwana, to shrink.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Only once that foundation is in place does the more surprising part of Friedman's research become relevant—what separates teams that clear this bar from those that merely limp along.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For easier replanting, discard the woody central clump of the plant before dividing.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There will always be a way to divide the teams with a discrepancy below that exact amount.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Department crews disconnected an eight-inch water main on Wednesday to conduct emergency repairs, resulting in a temporary water outage for the area.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • How bizarre, off-putting and disconnected from the NFL would that be?
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The remaining counts were split between supporting the lifting of the ban and undecided.
    Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After a few more years of touring, though, the band split primarily so Howard could pursue her solo work.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The moves toughen the environment in Brazil for giants like Google, Meta and TikTok, who have long tried to dissociate themselves with crimes online committed by users.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
  • This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • According to court documents in Alaska, the biological parents sought an order in California establishing them as the baby’s parents after West severed contact with them in May.
    Doha Madani, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • However, surface-level remedies rarely resolve systemic frustrations.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Needless to say, we have been caught flatfooted with no apparent plan to resolve the situation.
    Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Disassociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassociate. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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