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
The case involved a New York official who allegedly threatened enforcement actions against regulated entities that refused to dissociate from the pro-gun advocacy group.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
These operating agreements provided that if a member of the LLCs filed or was forced into bankruptcy, then the bankrupt member would be immediately dissociated from the LLC and no longer will receive distributions.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But they are often dissociated from their emotions, struggling with indecision, or living in a constant state of low-level overwhelm.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Dogs showing signs of separation anxiety may benefit from gradual desensitization to being alone and learning to dissociate cues like jingling keys from being left alone.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
These operating agreements provided that if a member of the LLCs filed or was forced into bankruptcy, then the bankrupt member would be immediately dissociated from the LLC and no longer will receive distributions.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But they are often dissociated from their emotions, struggling with indecision, or living in a constant state of low-level overwhelm.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Dogs showing signs of separation anxiety may benefit from gradual desensitization to being alone and learning to dissociate cues like jingling keys from being left alone.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissociate
Verb
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Density can be measured by dividing mass by volume.—
Heather Barker,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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In Costa’s vision, the city was to be divided into several sectors.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Reclaiming cooking requires separating the act from the obligation.—
Michelle Beadle Holder,
SELF,
16 Mar. 2026
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This project — which sought $19 million to build a bike and pedestrian path separated from traffic — is still unfunded.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The 85th Academy Awards in 2013 is the last time two nominees split a category.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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After Aaron Gordon split a pair of free throws, Jones and Cam Johnson successfully executed the foul-up-three strategy on consecutive Laker possessions, only for the free throw to go awry.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Year after year, the Taiwanese public is becoming increasingly disconnected from their original Republic of China mentality.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The concepts feel half-formed at best, disconnected from Joan/Jo’s story.—
Jen Yamato,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Your family will change their names to disassociate with your memory.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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To disassociate Braunau from Hitler’s legacy, the town government in 1989 placed a granite block from the Mauthausen concentration camp quarry before the building, inscribed with a memorial to the victims of fascism.—
Cary Lowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The White House has said the objectives of Operation Epic Fury have been to destroy Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and production capacity and its navy, sever its support for proxies in other countries and ensure Iran can never acquire a nuclear weapon.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Dissociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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