disjoint

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Recent Examples of disjoint The business of higher education has become disjointed from its purpose. 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 See All Example Sentences for disjoint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjoint
Verb
  • What also helps separate their value is that Dobson’s a righty, to complement Hutson’s left-handedness.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • Much depends on whether the resin can be separated from other wastes.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Debate at meeting During the board meeting Thursday night, the room was divided between supporters of Mayer, advocates for the students who came forward, and former students who were against Mayer’s employment from being reinstated.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
  • Know the Signs Cucumbers are typically divided into two main categories: slicing cucumbers and pickling cucumbers.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Amazon $650 Samsung $650 Best Buy Not to be confused with the Galaxy S24 series, this midrange smartphone from late 2024 has some elements of the flagship phone, but makes some sacrifices to get the price down.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
  • Hence, Nicole left the party, despondent at having been rejected and confused at the cold reception.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The total Sovereign Grant remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive year at $108.8 million, split between $65.3 million for core funding and $43.5 million for the ongoing Buckingham Palace refurbishment project.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • However, infrared videography can help record what’s going on on the beach without disturbing the turtles or crabs.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
  • The first beaver to be released in this project was trapped at Arlington Wildlife Area along the Gila River after causing land management issues, like clogging pipes and disturbing irrigation infrastructure.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
  • The women in these communities are isolated, often staying within the bounds of their villages and disconnected from global conversations.
    TrickleUp, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors alleged Kelsey illegally shuffled money from his state senate campaigin committee to his federal campaign.
    Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • 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 16 Jul. 2025.

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