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Recent Examples of disconnection
The cat parenting style can run the risk of pulling back too much in effort to give your child space, which can lead to feelings of emotional disconnection.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
The clinic will get a connectivity alert from the manufacturer if there's a disconnection, but typically not until the patient has been disconnected for 14 to 21 days.
—Stephanie Innes, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
For some reason — probably the disconnection between medicine and dentistry — people forget that the mouth is not a separate entity.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The forces of disconnection in American life today are strong.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Microsoft took months to fix Remote Desktop disconnection issues, then shipped a Windows Update that wiped out Copilot, and released updates that duplicated the Task Manager and created a nasty system recovery bug.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
Pirrello described Bushey as an isolated man who spent an inordinate amount of time alone playing computer games in his room, and the internet disconnection was potentially the final straw.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Despite revenue surging by 100% year-over-year in Q3 and 235% for the nine-month period, the total revenue remains modest in relation to the company’s $10 billion market capitalization, leading to a disconnection between valuation and fundamental performance.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Most people are making choices while dealing with long-term stress, social disconnection, identity shifts and a general sense that life doesn’t follow the old scripts.
—William Jones
january 21, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
The clinic will get a connectivity alert from the manufacturer if there's a disconnection, but typically not until the patient has been disconnected for 14 to 21 days.
—Stephanie Innes, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
For some reason — probably the disconnection between medicine and dentistry — people forget that the mouth is not a separate entity.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The forces of disconnection in American life today are strong.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Microsoft took months to fix Remote Desktop disconnection issues, then shipped a Windows Update that wiped out Copilot, and released updates that duplicated the Task Manager and created a nasty system recovery bug.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
Pirrello described Bushey as an isolated man who spent an inordinate amount of time alone playing computer games in his room, and the internet disconnection was potentially the final straw.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Despite revenue surging by 100% year-over-year in Q3 and 235% for the nine-month period, the total revenue remains modest in relation to the company’s $10 billion market capitalization, leading to a disconnection between valuation and fundamental performance.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Most people are making choices while dealing with long-term stress, social disconnection, identity shifts and a general sense that life doesn’t follow the old scripts.
—William Jones
january 21, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnection
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Public relationship milestones may arrive—engagements, breakups, or defining conversations that put love front and center.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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But far from throwing chocolates at her TV like Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Nicole Kidman looks just as carefree and in love with life as any romantic lead just before the third-act breakup and grand gesture portion of events.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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During past shutdowns, disruptions to air travel tended to build over time, not overnight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Anna and Robert, however, despair over the imminent disruption of the family unit, and drastic, escalatingly calamitous steps are taken toward maintaining the status quo.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Intertextuality is described by Scarlett Barton in perhaps the opposite way, as linked to Roland Barthes’ observation that the author is dead, and that the text is the dissolution of every kind of voice, every beginning and core.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the Move Forward Party campaigned on curbing royal powers, though efforts to reform Thailand’s draconian royal defamation law, known as lèse-majesté or Article 112, were deemed unconstitutional and led to the party’s dissolution by the Constitutional Court.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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At last year's conference, Vice President JD Vance delivered a combative address that rattled European capitals and fueled fears of an accelerating trans-Atlantic split.—
Olivia Gazis,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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In fact, more than 80% of people will have their hearts broken from a romantic split, research suggests.—
Kyra Dahring,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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The winner of this game would be determined by which team survived disrepair and disorganization better.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Psychosis, disorganization, unkempt, urinating inappropriately.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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There are still some trustbusters in the administration, especially at the FTC, which has avoided being pulled into messy lobbyist fights and White House schisms.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fracturing of the television audience parallels the schisms in America’s political culture, with viewers and voters increasingly sheltering in partisan echo chambers.—
Karrin Vasby Anderson,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jazbi suffers from a severe blood disorder that requires medication, according to the committee.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Benjamin has an intellectual disability caused by a rare genetic disorder called Coffin-Sirus Syndrome, which can come with medical complications such as autism.—
Alyssa Ramos,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
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Her father, Amrit, a high-ranking civil servant, was born in Punjab before the partition that divided the subcontinent.—
Rebecca Traister,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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Interior work would include cleaning and restoring several features, removing non-historic partitions, and adding new walls, ceilings, floors, bathrooms, exit stairways, an elevator, as well as new lighting and millwork.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Disconnection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnection. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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