disjoints

verb

present tense third-person singular of disjoint
1
as in divides
to set or force apart disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying

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2
as in disrupts
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 Synonyms for disjoints
  1. divides
  2. disrupts
  3. separates
  4. confuses
  5. splits
  6. shuffles
  7. disconnects
  8. disturbs
Verb
  • Backups Lan Larison, Jam Miller and Myles Montgomery worked apart from Maye and the top three backs during a walkthrough 11-on-11 period that, in a regular-season setting, usually divides the starters from the scout-teamers.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But today’s Court often divides along stark ideological lines, and the liberals often sound truly distraught in their dissents.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of divides
Verb
  • The capability could prove useful during missions where electronic warfare disrupts conventional navigation systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Sleep and health researchers say moving clocks twice a year disrupts the body's circadian rhythm, which regulates sleep and other biological functions.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupts
Verb
  • The Bose Smart Ultra soundbar separates different aspects of sound such as the music, dialogue, and effects into various areas in the room to make your audio sound more immersive.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, a state senator, points to his record in Tallahassee as what separates him from the rest of the field.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of separates
Verb
  • Any adversary who confuses media noise with American weakness will discover the truth the hard way.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These opportunists drown out the core mission, creating a cacophony of competing voices that confuses donors, crowd the inboxes of CEOs and members of Congress with colliding petitions, and paralyzes meaningful action by draining critical funding and attention away from the truly effective groups.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Definition of confuses
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  • Rather than one long conveyor, Ford is using a new assembly tree process that splits the vehicle into three sections — front clip, rear clip, and battery deck — which enables better access so more operators can work on the vehicle at the same time.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Haynes launched a successful coaching program and now splits her time between houses in Palm Coast and Tampa.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of splits
Verb
  • In the clip, Dawkins shuffles out onto the field with no shirt, a pair of Crocs and a clear plastic bag ready to get the ol' inside-out treatment.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • An exhibition game also shuffles the storylines — some players emerge, others might fade.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffles
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  • Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • Once the aircraft reaches the runway, the TaxiBot disconnects.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Definition of disconnects
Verb
  • Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of disturbs
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“Disjoints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjoints. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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