as in to divide
to set or force apart
attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past
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Recent Examples of dissociate
On still larger scales, or the scales of cosmic filaments or the space between multiple galaxy clusters, some of them are drifting apart, destined to dissociate.
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Big Think, 14 Mar. 2025
Since many Tesla owners want to dissociate themselves from the CEO, one company that sells such stickers claimed to be selling hundreds of them a day.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
These behaviors have become dissociated from the gonads.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Delle, as Lisa, spent so much time dissociating while her therapist watched and tried to help.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Big Think, 14 Mar. 2025
Since many Tesla owners want to dissociate themselves from the CEO, one company that sells such stickers claimed to be selling hundreds of them a day.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
These behaviors have become dissociated from the gonads.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Delle, as Lisa, spent so much time dissociating while her therapist watched and tried to help.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissociate
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Focused on expanding their notorious drug and money laundering organization outside of Detroit, their strained relationship has left the brothers divided.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Spence and his wife, Imaging, divided their time between Wyoming and California before selling their place in Jackson Hole about four years ago.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers in Queens, and her mom were separated from her 19-year-old brother during an immigration check-in on Tuesday at 26 Federal Plaza, according to the family and their advocates.—
Cayla Bamberger,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Workers separated lockers from walls as part of their efforts to dry the floors, and put books and other soaked materials onto plastic tarps to dry.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The two officially split in July, ending a six-year engagement and nine-year partnership.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Eric Holcomb and Mike Pence made the governor’s residence in Indianapolis their primary home — with Pence selling his Columbus home after becoming governor — while former Gov. Mitch Daniels split his time between that building and his home in Carmel.—
Whitney Downard,
IndyStar,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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The process is time-consuming, resource-intensive and often disconnected from the operational heartbeat of the business.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The thing to remember is that people disassociate really well.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
7 July 2025
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The second takeaway is that a distribution can be subject to a charging order, as here, even if the member has since been disassociated from the LLC and is no longer a member.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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One wrong move and the spinal cord could be severed.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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What is clear is that India’s oil lifeline from Russia and deep ties will not be severed easily, no matter how hard Washington pushes.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Dissociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociate. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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