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
If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.
—New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Cleverdon said officers responded to a local residence after dispatchers received a 911 call and heard yelling in the background before the call was disconnected.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
For parents trying to model good screen habits or families looking for an excuse to disconnect, the reward of a free Icedream Cone adds a playful incentive to something many already want to do but find difficult in practice.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.
—New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Cleverdon said officers responded to a local residence after dispatchers received a 911 call and heard yelling in the background before the call was disconnected.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
For parents trying to model good screen habits or families looking for an excuse to disconnect, the reward of a free Icedream Cone adds a playful incentive to something many already want to do but find difficult in practice.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnect
Verb
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Every single section can be divided into a packing cube.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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The case has also divided the agriculture industry.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Only 26 points separated Flagg and Knueppel in a balloting where 100 reporters and broadcasters who cover the league ranked their top three rookies, with five points going to first place, three to second and one to third.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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In between, the brand would release drops of basics, which spanned whimsical cotton poplin to bodycon jersey separates.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Downriver from the Shoshone Falls are the Pillar Falls, a low waterfall split by rock pillars.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wood’s colleague and head winemaker Kurtis Ogasawara tells Robb Report this wine requires a couple of tweaks in the vineyard and winery that begin with walking the block prior to harvest and splitting it up into smaller sections based on flavor development.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2026
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Let the conversation unfold without rushing to resolve it.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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But Sessions testified that Exxon’s lawyers refused to negotiate directly with senior Venezuelan officials to resolve their legal dispute, which was going through arbitration in the International Court of Justice.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Militaries have spent years building up their defenses against drone warfare, with one of the most effective methods being the use of electronic jamming to sever the radio connection between the operator and the drone.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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While the agreements are unlikely to deliver immediate increases in production, they are designed to open pathways for investment and reestablish commercial ties severed during years of sanctions and political rupture.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Disconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnect. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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