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disassociated

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verb

past tense of disassociate

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Recent Examples of disassociated
Adjective
The sentencing came after 10 people, including Smith's wife and father, read their statements addressing Jones, who would shift from listening intently to looking down and appearing disassociated. Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Jan. 2026 Linda is so disassociated from her body and herself. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Linda is so disassociated from the experience that’s happening to her. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025 Montalvo Peña’s audition gets across in just a few minutes Aje’s distinctive blend of perk, pluck and pastel-pink girlishness spiked with a generous dollop of disassociated delusionality. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 That’s all gotten very disenfranchised or disassociated because of the spreading out and now technology interfering with that sense of community. Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
As a result, the Universal Zulu Nation disassociated itself from its founder. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026 Can the bewitching kindness be disassociated from the defining unkindness at the heart of Southern history, visible in the portraits of Confederates in the lobby of the Lafayette Hotel? Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 These are ongoing and continuing obligations which, if the member did not meet them, the member could be disassociated from the Subject LLCs and thus lose the right to distributions. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 In southern Gaza, the Abu Shabab militia is widely reviled, and Abu Shabab’s own family has disassociated itself from him and called for his death. Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025 Celebrities who have disassociated themselves from the Kennedy Center this year include Rhiannon Giddens, Issa Rae, Renee Fleming, Shonda Rhimes and Ben Folds. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociated
Adjective
  • Patrick Stewart is also among those to have publicly discussed working with a withdrawn Hardy, who has also starred in The Dark Knight trilogy, Peaky Blinders and the Venom films.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
  • Read more on the deadly ripple effects of withdrawn aid.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Today, Ethiopia — Africa’s second most populous nation with over 135 million people — stands deeply divided, facing violent ethnic conflicts, restrictions on free speech and crackdowns on dissent.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • At the broadest level, it is divided into the three independent interconnections.
    Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Adjective
  • Alfred Molina, 73, stars as Sam Cooper, a recent widower who moves into an isolated retirement center against his will.
    Neal Justin, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Employees had not experienced pension disclosures, restructuring announcements, executive compensation reports and layoffs as isolated events.
    Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • They were separated at the time of the crash.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Months later, in January 2025, a girl, age 14 at the time, was assaulted after becoming separated from her friends, the CPS said.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, told Fox News Digital that the fact negotiators remain in communication with the suspect is a significant development.
    Greg Wehner , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • In addition, retired peace officer Steve Hill and Metro train mechanic Juan Rey are running as no party preference candidates.
    Linh Tat, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • A lot of older people at studios are making greenlighting decisions, and they are disconnected from the audience.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • Once those systems are disconnected, even power that arrives later may no longer reach the areas where it is needed most.
    Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Adjective
  • Lama Kazi Sherpa, a member of the committee, said his team helped bring Dawa, who was wearing his heavy-duty parka and insulated pants, down to base camp.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • At its core, ThermoShift is basically a rectangular insulated panel with zippers, buckles and drawstrings, and all of its configurations are achieved by adjusting those components.
    Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Those who paid taxes in 2023 reflecting higher than a 15% increase will be issued credits split over their property tax bills throughout the next three years.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
  • Graphite One says production will be split between materials optimized for energy storage systems, fast-charging applications, and high-energy-density batteries.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026

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“Disassociated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassociated. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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