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Recent Examples of disenchant Like many in my friend group, I’ve been increasingly disenchanted with a social network that seemed to show nothing from my actual friends. John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025 By the time Moynihan’s second paper came out, many white liberals, distracted by the war in Vietnam and disenchanted by Black militancy, had given up on the crusade for civil rights. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 Studio executives and agents have been frustrated by the high cost of sending people to Park City, while some locals have grown disenchanted with the influx of fans and press into their tiny hamlet. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025 Lost in this conversation is the plight of parents and kids, many of whom are feeling not only disenchanted with continued political strife but who also are scrambling to figure out how to make sure their kids’ educational needs are being met. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disenchant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchant
Verb
  • But my more seasoned friends disabused me of that notion.
    Anonymous, Vogue, 10 May 2025
  • To do this, the U.S. policymakers must first disabuse themselves of the notion that there can be a neat line drawn between what happens within Yemen and what happens in the Red Sea or the broader region, particularly in the Gulf.
    April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • In Good Energy and during public appearances, Means has said that her residency experience left her disillusioned with the state of modern medicine.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • The party liberals — particularly younger voices, in Congress and outside of it — are increasingly disillusioned with how the Democrats’ old guard is managing the high-stakes battle against President Trump, who is using his second term to dismantle the conventions of law and government.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Whether ships will sail from homeports during storms, the cruise company advises guests and future cruisers to opt-in to text alerts to get messages regarding on schedule changes.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
  • First, start with shattering functional silos, the researchers advise.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

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“Disenchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenchant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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