1
as in to separate
to set or force apart
disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying
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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war
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Recent Examples of disjoint
The business of higher education has become disjointed from its purpose.
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Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The concern is that this group leans into that last category too much and the offense looks disjointed, a common flaw of Calipari’s worst teams.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Toothless Minnesota’s attack was especially disjointed in the first half and head Eric Ramsay subbed in forward Tani Oluwaseyi for midfielder Robin Lod and exchanged wingbacks Julian Gressel for Bongi Hlongwane at halftime.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Both have been mired in complicated and disjointed funding systems and accusations that the government neglected traditional knowledge.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2025
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Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The concern is that this group leans into that last category too much and the offense looks disjointed, a common flaw of Calipari’s worst teams.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Toothless Minnesota’s attack was especially disjointed in the first half and head Eric Ramsay subbed in forward Tani Oluwaseyi for midfielder Robin Lod and exchanged wingbacks Julian Gressel for Bongi Hlongwane at halftime.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Both have been mired in complicated and disjointed funding systems and accusations that the government neglected traditional knowledge.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjoint
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In a game where the Angels and Nationals combined for 24 runs and 30 hits — with the 19 hits and 15 runs given up by the Angels’ pitching staff representing season-worst marks — what ultimately separated the teams was the Angels’ inability to come through with runners on base.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Jun-ho shoots the glass separating the VIPs’ watch tower from the game arena, getting In-ho’s attention.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The Justice Department has filed similar prosecutions in recent years, as well as created an initiative aimed at disrupting the threat.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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As discussed ad nauseum Iran could disrupt shipping in the Arabian/Persian Gulf, but only partly and only for a brief period.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The brand’s production is divided between Paris and Istanbul, the latter being a city with family ties for India.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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The Oval Office’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ has divided opinion, after estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the policies would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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The man is Jack Ryan, not to be confused with the Jack Ryan dreamed up by Tom Clancy.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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And some say they were confused by what their leases said about renters’ insurance, and they were left without coverage.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2025
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Plaid’s bank partnerships avoided years of licensing; TSMC’s $20B chip R&D was split with Apple/NVIDIA.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Read more Climate Change New Microsoft AI Research Edges Towards 'Medical Superintelligence' Nuclear fusion differs from fission, or splitting atoms, which is how nuclear power is generated today.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Hammond, not wanting the dinosaurs disturbed, sends behavioral paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) to Isla Sorna, where the dinosaurs have been living without human interference.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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The Heisenberg uncertainty principle teaches us that observation disturbs the observed.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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After swindling his way into loads of cash, Yoshii gradually attempts to disconnect from humanity, moving out of the city, shunning his girlfriend, and entrusting duties to his new, devoted assistant.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 July 2025
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Give yourself permission to disconnect from the noise.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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Prosecutors alleged Kelsey illegally shuffled money from his state senate campaigin committee to his federal campaign.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Each of these had a variable number of lithium atoms at each of the corners of these structures, and molecular simulations showed that lithium ions could readily move between these locations, allowing the material to shuffle ions around rapidly.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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“Disjoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjoint. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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