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 permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Pylon gets its name from the electricity towers and power lines that Laus would look toward when she was disconnected from her family and friends while on her latest tour, per a press release.
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Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2026
Those power lines became a symbolic tether to home, reminding her of family and friends even as touring left her feeling disconnected.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
24 June 2026
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Pylon gets its name from the electricity towers and power lines that Laus would look toward when she was disconnected from her family and friends while on her latest tour, per a press release.
—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2026
Those power lines became a symbolic tether to home, reminding her of family and friends even as touring left her feeling disconnected.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnect
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Looking along party lines, Republicans are closely divided on AI, as 38% expect a positive impact on the economy and 40% expecting a negative impact.
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Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the peninsula was divided by war in the 1950s.
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.
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De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics.
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While facing some of the premier beach volleyball players in the nation, the duo has split their last four matches.
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The last jackpot win came May 2, when two tickets split $20 million, a relatively small prize that reset the game’s steady climb.
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The listening sessions, however, are not an opportunity for parents and community members to voice their displeasure with district leadership about specific decisions or to resolve issues on the spot.
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Oakland Unified officials said a $30 million spending reduction in recent months resolved the schools’ operating deficit and has even produced nearly $8 million in breathing room, though longer-term costs still outpace revenues through the end of the decade.
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The Townshend Revenue Act threatened to sever this link between Colonial legislatures and British officials.
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The workers' group opposes Ryder's Law, which will sever the main income source for many of the heavily immigrant owners and drivers.
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“Disconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnect. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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