as in severed
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as in divided
to set or force apart
placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissevered
Adjective
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Bianca De Marchi/AAP/via REUTERS Videos and photos obtained by local media have reportedly shown Baghsarian with serious injuries, including a severed finger.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026 -
The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There is no clear successor to Iran's Islamic leadership, with opposition groups divided and considered to have no large bases of support within the country.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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In North Carolina and nationwide, reaction to the attack quickly divided along party lines.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Mission patients were separated from other patients only by plastic partitions, according to the CMS records.—
Andrew Jones,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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In hopes of becoming a singer, Big Edie separated from her husband.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Carvalho had greenlighted an artificial intelligence chatbot, named Ed and represented by a smiling sun, for LAUSD students, families and teachers that quietly was disconnected three months after its release in 2024.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Her pacemaker disconnected from her phone less than an hour later.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But after a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in 2023, the two parted ways.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Instead of crimps, Paxton's honey blonde locks were styled in romantic waves and with parted curtain bangs.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The title game will be March 4 at Unrivaled’s home arena in Miami, with a prize pool of $600,000 to be split among players from the championship-winning club.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Britain split away on the second leg, looking for better wind.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In 1863, Abraham Lincoln, hoping to unite a sundered nation, issued a proclamation declaring Thanksgiving to be a national holiday.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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What frustrated her most was that the issue refused to stay resolved.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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This breakthrough achievement, called super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, exploited the properties of evanescent waves and made single-molecule microscopy possible.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Dissevered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissevered. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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