as in to divide
to set or force apart
placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan
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Recent Examples of dissever
Inside the fishery, a half dozen cutters in white rubber boots and thick gloves wielded long fillet knives, quickly dissevering tubs of yellowtail.
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Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissever
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The proposal also has divided politicians within the Democratic Party.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Support for Ukraine has divided the GOP for years.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.—
Andrea Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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The delays were split nearly evenly, affecting 332 flights departing the Denver airport and 287 flights arriving, according to FlightAware.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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Get in the habit of disconnecting devices when you’re done using them.—
Karla Radka,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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That supply was severed during spring planting season in the Northern Hemisphere which is the most critical window of the agricultural calendar.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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And last month, local conservation groups were notified that the USFWS was considering a 180-day notice to sever the 2020 memorandum of understanding with the Army.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
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Opponents of the Islamic Republic remain hopelessly disorganized and disunited.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Jan. 2026
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When the state is weak and the people disunited, as under Boris Yeltsin, the West exploits and weakens Russia and its people.—
Michael S. Neiberg,
Washington Post,
12 June 2023
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“Dissever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissever. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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