dissever

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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. Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissever
Verb
  • But if your peonies are flowering less over time or nearby plants are encroaching on their growing space, dividing them in fall is one simple solution.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Every Democrat in the chamber supported the legislation while Republicans were evenly divided.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With more devices brought into Michigan classrooms in recent years, educators have found ways to separate students from their phones during class time.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Formed from a $46 billion merger, the food company is expected to separate in the second half of 2026.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kherson, Ukraine — Russia has launched a new bid to exert control over the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson by threatening key access roads with its drones and trying to split it in two by striking a vital bridge.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • One major critique of this season is that there was no need to split its episodes in half.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cali thought the connection had been severed.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Overreliance on technology threatens to sever the pipeline that develops future experts, leaving critical gaps in both skills and perspective.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The moment, halfway through the king’s coronation, was a striking image of a family disunited and a reminder of the differing paths the two royal brothers have taken in the last three years.
    Max Colchester, wsj.com, 7 May 2023

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“Dissever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissever. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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