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
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.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Emergency services have disconnected electricity and natural gas in the area for safety.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
In 1991, the event led to dozens of arrests, a stabbing and a drowning and it was officially disconnected from SSU as a school event.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 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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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Emergency services have disconnected electricity and natural gas in the area for safety.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
In 1991, the event led to dozens of arrests, a stabbing and a drowning and it was officially disconnected from SSU as a school event.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 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
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The money bitterly divided the golf world.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Chondrites are divided into three families—ordinary, enstatite and carbonaceous—with the key difference being how oxidized their iron-bearing minerals are, much like the difference between a shiny unoxidized iron nail and one that’s rusty from heavy oxidation.—
Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Elkins and his wife, identified by family members as Shaneiqua Elkins, were separating and had been due in court Monday, said Crystal Brown, a cousin of a woman shot in the attack.—
Sophie Bates,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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That has pushed Ulta to search for new ways to separate itself from an increasingly crowded field of competitors, according to Jefferies.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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In this game, a Proposer is given a sum of money and invited to choose in what proportion to split it with a Receiver.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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What is the fairest way to split the cash?—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
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For debts that have grown unmanageable, filing for bankruptcy may also provide a legal pathway to discharge obligations that a relief program couldn't fully resolve.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The water agreement between the two cities, which dates back to 1968, was intended to resolve a protest related to San Diego’s prior downstream water rights at Hodges Dam and to secure permits needed to build the Poway Dam in 1971.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Alliances with neighbors and other democracies are severed.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Two fingers were severed and missing from her other hand.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Disconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnect. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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