as in divided
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 disassociated
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Linda is so disassociated from the experience that’s happening to her.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
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
Adjective
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociated
Verb
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The pair divided the classwork, which included discussions and exercises.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, the day offered a rare snapshot of the monarchy’s past and present — divided in distance and duty, yet momentarily aligned in purpose.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Verb
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In bystander video reposted to Only in Dade, Eilish, flanked by security guards, is high fiving fans who are separated by a barricade.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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The compute portion of its data centers, which utilizes military-level FIPS 140-2 encryption, is also physically separated from all other systems, including security cameras and cooling systems.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To assess the fiber content in a protein bar, check the ingredients list for processed or isolated fibers, such as chicory root fiber or inulin.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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Context-aware engineering analysis Unlike tools that work with isolated information, the Design Agent maintains full context across your entire project.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Shows with the inside/outside format with discovery of hidden gardens in Paris, or outside Paris, made a special environment, disconnected from the city to discover the next summer collection.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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But in July, Urban abruptly disconnected from a radio interview in Australia after being asked a question about Kidman's love scenes with Zac Efron in her film A Family Affair.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The video shows Gilbert and his mother Shirley Gilbert, a retired teacher and alumna of the district, dancing at 11 schools across the city as students from James Madison and Riverside high schools drum the catchy rhythm in the background.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Images also emerged showing the Israeli representative on the hostage issue, the retired general Nitzan Alon, smiling and shaking hands with Qatar’s Prime Minister, Mohammed al-Thani, just weeks after Israel attempted to assassinate top Hamas officials on Qatari soil.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a rare example of agency for a beneficiary community, 21 emerging Indigenous leaders recently crafted selection criteria, evaluated applicants and picked two dozen finalists to split a pool of $720,000.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The dying relative, Mitch explained, was willing to take the fall for Scott’s killing; then someone else would turn him in, claim the reward money, and split it with them.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This insulated option packs down to fit inside your suitcase—or to hide in the corner of a closet all winter, waiting for warm weather.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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In Michigan, the Upper Peninsula recommendations are R60 for attics, R38 for non-insulated floors and R20 for walls.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Disassociated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassociated. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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