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Recent Examples of disengagement
This has only further been amplified by rising rates of burnout and disengagement.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Don’t confuse that for disengagement.
—Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These kinds of questions were developed by psychologists to get at this concept of moral disengagement.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The meeting was enabled by India and China finally completing the disengagement of thousands of soldiers each deployed at the border in close proximity.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Any disengagement from Russia can thus take months, if not longer, to kick in.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
As Littlefield observes, unnoticed effort can fuel disengagement, which leads to departure.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Team productivity decreases across the board, and worse, disengagement becomes infectious.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Don’t confuse that for disengagement.
—Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These kinds of questions were developed by psychologists to get at this concept of moral disengagement.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The meeting was enabled by India and China finally completing the disengagement of thousands of soldiers each deployed at the border in close proximity.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Any disengagement from Russia can thus take months, if not longer, to kick in.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
As Littlefield observes, unnoticed effort can fuel disengagement, which leads to departure.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Team productivity decreases across the board, and worse, disengagement becomes infectious.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengagement
Noun
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The move follows widespread public revulsion over the attacks in the UK.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, voices on the left responded with revulsion.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After appearing to slightly recoil, Lauren walks away, looking relatively calm.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Light recoil is particularly desirable in an antelope rifle for African use-a rifle that may be shot every day for 40 days.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The portions of the plan that include Israeli withdrawal, the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and the provision of mass humanitarian aid to Gaza are similar to past agreements, including the last one that collapsed after Israel violated its terms in March 2025.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Another came with the withdrawal of Tino Livramento, the England defender, who left the field on a stretcher, obviously distressed, with what looked like a bad knee injury.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disengagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengagement. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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