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
Now institutions are answering those calls, and those that do not evolve and innovate risk becoming increasingly disconnected from both students and employers.
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Jeremy Haefner, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Cooper has painted Whatley as a Washington insider disconnected from regular North Carolinians on issues like health care and affordability, which Democrats have put front and center heading into the midterm elections.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
These voices, though disconnected, begin to form a collective narrative that transcends individual experience.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy Haefner, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Cooper has painted Whatley as a Washington insider disconnected from regular North Carolinians on issues like health care and affordability, which Democrats have put front and center heading into the midterm elections.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
These voices, though disconnected, begin to form a collective narrative that transcends individual experience.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnect
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Density can be measured by dividing mass by volume.—
Heather Barker,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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In Costa’s vision, the city was to be divided into several sectors.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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According to his family’s attorney, Nikolas De Bremaeker, the boy was separated from the medical devices during the deportation process.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The line separating the two is blurry, as both star types experience winds and ejecta before dying.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Mar. 2026
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Proposition 50 also split the sprawling district held by Kiley, a Republican from Rocklin, into six pieces, leaving the Northern California congressman and frequent Newsom critic with few good options.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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However, in the aftermath of their legendary Woodstock performance, Country Joe and the Fish split up, and McDonald embarked on his own solo career beginning with 1969’s Thinking of Woody Guthrie, a collection of songs by the folk legend.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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The result was that each party blocked the other's proposal for temporarily resolving the standoff during an hourslong debate on the Senate floor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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The complaint has not yet been resolved.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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By maintaining a deep, decentralized buffer of hydrocarbons, any nation, whether a major producer or a critical importer, can sustain its domestic energy flow even when maritime arteries are severed.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then, use a sharp shovel, loppers, or other cutting implements to sever the roots around the tree.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Disconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnect. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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