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as in disruption
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Recent Examples of disconnection
Studies in psychology have long shown that telling one’s story, especially in a safe and supportive setting, reduces feelings of shame and disconnection.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The phone turns up, but the fear of disconnection that its brief absence awakens sounds a warning shot.
—Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Your choice of sobriety here might, to them, represent rejection, disconnection or even the beginning of abandonment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The fiber optic disconnection leaves offices, homes and other businesses without an internet connection.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The Academy’s failure to recognize these shifts reflects a disconnection from the realities faced by Iranian artists who courageously seek to redefine their narratives.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
There was so much disconnection.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
As in the past, the company cited the disconnection of the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas as the trigger for the systemwide collapse.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Applications will also be accepted for households that are disconnected from their utilities, have a disconnection notice or have less than 25% in their propane tank, officials said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The phone turns up, but the fear of disconnection that its brief absence awakens sounds a warning shot.
—Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Your choice of sobriety here might, to them, represent rejection, disconnection or even the beginning of abandonment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The fiber optic disconnection leaves offices, homes and other businesses without an internet connection.
—Reuters, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The Academy’s failure to recognize these shifts reflects a disconnection from the realities faced by Iranian artists who courageously seek to redefine their narratives.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
There was so much disconnection.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
As in the past, the company cited the disconnection of the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas as the trigger for the systemwide collapse.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Applications will also be accepted for households that are disconnected from their utilities, have a disconnection notice or have less than 25% in their propane tank, officials said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnection
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Bad Apples seems like another entry into that canon, until Maria (Saoirse Ronan), a primary-school instructor reeling after a painful breakup, goes too far while disciplining a particularly disruptive pupil.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Justice sued in 2024 to seek a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, accusing them of monopolizing markets across the live concert industry.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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This disruption fueled a crisis in teacher turnover and burnout, with one survey finding that nearly a quarter of all teachers were considering leaving or retiring because of COVID-19 lockdowns.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The university has said her comments caused significant disruption to the college.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Economic downturns such as the Panic of 1873 and the Great Depression disproportionately affected the working class, immigrant neighborhoods, sparking unemployment and the dissolution of families.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Without warning and without clarification, the dissolution of the situationship fed into my insecurities.—
Grace Samuel,
Refinery29,
24 Sep. 2025
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On New Year's Eve in 1974, the former couple officially joined Fleetwood Mac, with their later split coinciding with the band's rise to fame amid the release of their album Rumours.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Districts in property-poor areas that serve a high rate of students with unique needs receive a higher chunk of that split as compared to those that are property-rich.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes that’s led to disorganization, as the Broncos had to use a timeout midway through the first quarter amid the chaos after a Trautman hold.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Animosity and disorganization will devastate your children.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Did all roads have to lead to schism and war?—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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The quiet schism in sports over whether to acknowledge Kirk as an important figure cut down in a senseless murder may reflect today’s uneasy balance between conservative power and the norms of what are often regarded as apolitical spaces, particularly by conservatives themselves.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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For children, exposure to enough lead for weeks to months could cause permanent damage to their central nervous system, resulting in learning disorders, developmental defects, and other long-term health problems, the federal agency added.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The disorder is linked to both open mouth breathing and snoring, and is typically treated with a CPAP machine.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mies van der Rohe’s apartment had sliding partitions to divide rooms as needed—a design anticipating flexible urban living a century later.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Swift allegedly entered behind a rolling partition, according to videos taken in the tunnel.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Disconnection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnection. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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