as in divided
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as in separated
to set or force apart
disjoined the two drinking glasses, which were stuck together, only with the greatest difficulty
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Recent Examples of disjoined
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Lions haven't looked this disjoined offensively since Week 1, the last time they were held to fewer than 30 points.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjoined
Adjective
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At the same time, maintaining relations with the turbulent, divided government will be her responsibility as well.—
Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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County leaders remain divided over how to move forward.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Because these newly real particles originated as a pair, they are entangled, retaining a connection regardless of how far they may be separated.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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Trump last week agreed to a Democratic request that funding for Homeland Security be separated from a larger spending bill and extended at current levels for two weeks while the two parties discuss possible requirements for the federal agents.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What frustrated her most was that the issue refused to stay resolved.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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Since then, attorneys and judges have overseen multiple lenient plea deals and case dismissals, while local prosecutors reviewed hundreds of active and resolved cases that Tran investigated.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Residents of Algonquin Manor on Bradley Road saw a notice from We Energies taped to the building's front door in early October, warning that the electricity would be disconnected in a few days because of an unpaid bill.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Once hoses are disconnected, cover outdoor spigots with insulated faucet covers.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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White Sox General Manager Chris Getz said Sandlin, a 24-year-old righty who split time last year in Triple-A and Double-A, will compete for a spot in the rotation at spring training.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Riverside County sheriff, a conservative Republican, leads recent California governor’s race polls as eight Democratic candidates split the left’s votes, a trend Matt Mahan’s entry could amplify.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Why not cauterize a severed hand, add some just-for-fun cocktail rings, and then shatter the hand’s rigid bones with a hammer or mallet, which will allow the fingers to be wrapped around a colorful ceramic mug with a holly or mistletoe motif?—
Paul Rudnick,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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But after a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in 2023, the two parted ways.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Instead of crimps, Paxton's honey blonde locks were styled in romantic waves and with parted curtain bangs.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To prevent releasing any asbestos, whole sections of the old pipe are uncoupled from their connections without cutting.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Democrats and liberal pundits in particular have seen expressions of thoughts and prayers, particularly coming from the GOP and prominent commentators on the right, as an empty gesture when uncoupled with specific actions on gun control to prevent mass shootings.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Disjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjoined. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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