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
Some destinations lend themselves particularly well to disconnecting.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Mamdani, who has led in recent polls, fired back quickly, accusing Cuomo of being disconnected from the realities facing everyday New Yorkers.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
On World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10), J Balvin and Equinox are asking people to do something simple but powerful: pause, disconnect, and focus on the mind.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
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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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Mamdani, who has led in recent polls, fired back quickly, accusing Cuomo of being disconnected from the realities facing everyday New Yorkers.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
On World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10), J Balvin and Equinox are asking people to do something simple but powerful: pause, disconnect, and focus on the mind.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnect
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Qianlong took a page from the design of private gardens in southern China to make the layout more compact, and divided the site into four connected courtyards, two of which are currently open to the public, from south to north.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Engineers divide conventional aircraft into three main lightning zones.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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For her part, BunnaB, beloved for her infectious, near-constant laughs, has separated herself from this ascendant pack by infusing her bubbly disposition, girl’s girl attitude, unfettered authenticity — and the unmistakable gravity of earning a second shot.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes lightning hits the mountainside and splits or burns a tree.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jeanty, initially lined up in the right slot, motioned into the backfield, leaving Bowers and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers lined up to that side, with receivers Tyler Lockett and Tre Tucker split to the left.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Leadership, this thing (ph) will be resolved in a matter of hours.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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According to a report by The War Zone, the aircraft’s angular exhaust nozzles may help resolve handling issues during certain flight phases.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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The killer slit Catherine's throat with a razor so severely that her head was nearly severed before striking them both with an axe, per the Times-Picayune.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Brockermeyer family is one of the most prominent football names in the history of Fort Worth, but its connection to TCU was severed over a few hundred thousand bucks.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Disconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnect. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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