as in to divide
to set or force apart
disconnected the two parts of the light fixture
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Recent Examples of disconnect
Lubner said that as the industry contracted, many airlines pulled out of smaller, less profitable airports, leaving those communities disconnected.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
The building, which officials say had previously flooded, had disconnected the electricity weeks before.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.
—New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
The building, which officials say had previously flooded, had disconnected the electricity weeks before.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.
—New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnect
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The space is divided into six distinct environments, including a Dolby Atmos lounge for immersive, spatial audio, a gallery area for talks and panels, and a 'listening bar' where staff offer their own personal recommendations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Colbert grilled the former president on the topic dividing the city, baseball.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Because there isn’t a prospect separating from the pack, who wins the lottery will, in part, dictate which player goes first, depending on organizational need and philosophical preference.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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As the liquids pass a separating membrane, ions transfer between sides to charge or discharge power.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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Six years of countersuits, appeals and legal wrangling followed, with suggestions that the only way to resolve the matter might be to split up the property, Texas Monthly reported.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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District lines fracture communities that share common needs and concerns — splitting two more counties and 14 more cities than our current map.—
Jon Harris Maurer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Typically, those reviews have been resolved quickly, but standard times started stretching longer starting around August 2025, the association said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Airports themselves, liminal spaces that, normally, are pleasantly severed from the lurches of the world, spun out, too.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The instructor sustained a double fracture on one leg, the outlet reported, while Pethke's leg was severed.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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“Disconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnect. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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