as in detaching
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as in freeing
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengaging
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Those could show up as working too much, playing too many video games, shutting down, disengaging from their partners.
—CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Beware of when disengaging or limiting interactions is necessary for your own safety and well-being.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Bluesky users also appreciated the moderation on the platform and having the ability to block or mute people as a means of disengaging from more aggressive, unpleasant conversations.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
But disengaging from social media isn’t really an option, either, especially in an era when college athletes earn money by treating themselves like a brand—a right referred to as NIL (name, image, likeness).
—Frankie De La Cretaz, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
And that is the sense that supporters are not just selling their match tickets, but are emotionally disengaging from this particular campaign.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
Bring it back indoors and vacuum, disengaging the beater bars.
—Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Those could show up as working too much, playing too many video games, shutting down, disengaging from their partners.
—CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Beware of when disengaging or limiting interactions is necessary for your own safety and well-being.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Bluesky users also appreciated the moderation on the platform and having the ability to block or mute people as a means of disengaging from more aggressive, unpleasant conversations.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
But disengaging from social media isn’t really an option, either, especially in an era when college athletes earn money by treating themselves like a brand—a right referred to as NIL (name, image, likeness).
—Frankie De La Cretaz, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
And that is the sense that supporters are not just selling their match tickets, but are emotionally disengaging from this particular campaign.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengaging
Noun
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The recall comes six months after Tesla and the NHTSA recalled roughly 46,000 Cybertrucks that were at risk of a trim panel detaching.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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As of October 23, the company had received 158 reports of the curling iron barrel detaching, including six minor burn injuries.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Not as a gimmick, but to automate reporting, clean messy data, and flag compliance risks, freeing up humans for strategy, supplier engagement, and culture change.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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Video shows the deputy firing a single shot to the head, killing the suspect and instantly freeing the crying boy.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Lawrence’s blonde hair, by Gregory Russell, was swept into a sleek side parting and kept long down her back, straight, and glossy.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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After parting ways with head coach Mike Gundy this season, the Cowboys (1-7, 0-5 Big 12) are still seeking their first Big 12 win of the year.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In less than a decade, Cabral united more than a million Guineans in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, liberating three-quarters of the countryside of Guinea-Bissau and inspiring other African nations to rebel and claim their independence.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Detouring into satire would give that notion some pause and would give my writing some wings, liberating me from self-consciousness and untethering me from reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Officers performed life-saving measures on Green before he was pronounced dead on location, Hoskin said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tyrod Taylor’s not saving the season anymore than Quinn Ewers is saving the show in Miami.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Disengaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengaging. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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