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
Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Emotional fatigue builds and high performers start rationing effort or quietly disengaging.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Altogether, there is a complex system of legal support in place that has been shown to be very effective at preventing activists from disengaging after experiences of state repression.
—Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
The team was so committed to this, in fact, that one member was stranded at a western Pennsylvania rest stop while the others completed a 90-minute detour just to circle back around and pick him up without disengaging FSD.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
This indicates that sustained remote presence can help prevent students from disengaging entirely from school.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
According to Zabel, Rob and Michele Reiner sought additional support rather than disengaging.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2025
Advertisement ‘Boy friendly’ solutions There are many reasons why boys are disengaging from education, but this one—male status anxiety in the face of direct competition and possible loss to girls—is grossly underestimated.
—Soraya Chemaly, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Bring it back indoors and vacuum, disengaging the beater bars.
—Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Then their subject starts to flirt with the idea of disengaging and moving to a like-minded nudist community, even relocating for a few days to test the new setup out.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Emotional fatigue builds and high performers start rationing effort or quietly disengaging.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Altogether, there is a complex system of legal support in place that has been shown to be very effective at preventing activists from disengaging after experiences of state repression.
—Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
The team was so committed to this, in fact, that one member was stranded at a western Pennsylvania rest stop while the others completed a 90-minute detour just to circle back around and pick him up without disengaging FSD.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
This indicates that sustained remote presence can help prevent students from disengaging entirely from school.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
According to Zabel, Rob and Michele Reiner sought additional support rather than disengaging.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2025
Advertisement ‘Boy friendly’ solutions There are many reasons why boys are disengaging from education, but this one—male status anxiety in the face of direct competition and possible loss to girls—is grossly underestimated.
—Soraya Chemaly, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Bring it back indoors and vacuum, disengaging the beater bars.
—Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengaging
Noun
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An issue with a solid rocket booster motor detaching during launch on the second flight, though, delayed that certification until March 2025.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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So that was very freeing for me.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In May, the International Skating Union approved Petrosian and Alina Gorbacheva as individual athletes, freeing them to compete in the ISU’s Skate to Milan qualifier in Beijing last September.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The parting of ways was a mutual and amicable one.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Cars were still given as parting gifts for retired employees, and hundreds of thousands of dollars continued to be spent on promotional events and videos — all while membership continued its downward spiral and the union’s pension fund struggled to stay afloat.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Both were premised on the idea of frictionless ease, liberating their users from outmoded toils.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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For the determined, liberating people’s cars from the ice can mean a quick source of income.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The unit's soldiers train to operate in frigid conditions, like driving special cold weather vehicles and extricating themselves from icy waters.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Now, after a life-saving sonogram, Glanville has revealed that a ruptured pair of breast implants is the true culprit behind her condition.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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But that spirit of collaboration might be much harder to forge today, and a body tasked with saving Social Security before 2031 would face significant challenges that the commission of the early ‘80s did not.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Disengaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengaging. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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