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to set or force apart
attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past
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Recent Examples of dissociated
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Out the bottom, hypoaroused, includes being disengaged, numb, frozen, apathetic or even dissociated.
—Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Some fans attribute that to past infidelity and her being dissociated from the sentimental moment as a result.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 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
Verb
This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Out the bottom, hypoaroused, includes being disengaged, numb, frozen, apathetic or even dissociated.
—Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Some fans attribute that to past infidelity and her being dissociated from the sentimental moment as a result.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissociated
Adjective
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The Mitsubishi then traveled across all lanes of Swope Parkway, a divided road, and hit two trees before coming to rest, according to the crash log.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Key players Enzo Fernandez and Marc Cucurella have both criticised the club’s decision-making in interviews, while The Athletic has revealed the dressing room became divided after Maresca’s departure at the start of the year.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Verb
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This is the most powerful story about two Korean sisters separated during Japanese occupation in WW2—Hana is taken to Japan and forced to become a comfort woman, meanwhile Emi left behind grows up and spends her life searching for her lost sister.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The concept would involve buses traveling between 80 and 140 miles per hour in dedicated lanes separated from regular freeway traffic.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The film centers on a pickpocket who survives by exploiting the desires of closeted men, until his detached worldview is upended when one of his marks returns seeking closeness rather than settling scores.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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This is one reason why a partner of someone with avoidant attachment may perceive their partner as emotionally unavailable, overly self-sufficient, detached or distant or resistant to commitment.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Southwest staff also tried to take the device apart, and Town eventually realized that a wire had likely been disconnected in transit.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Reports are often backward-looking, disconnected from real-time operations, and difficult to translate into clear actions.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Woolf wrote the novel to reveal the madness of a post-war society and the disjointed nature of a nation undergoing significant change.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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A lot of training camps are very disjointed, and there’s a lot of egos pushing against each other.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward, demanding a fight with Paul while fans stood on chairs trying to film the madness below them.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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There’s a whole-house generator, central AC/heat, and mini-splits to keep things feeling comfortable no matter the weather.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Instead, many become adept at connecting previously unlinked ideas.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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All three of the loops are linked (that is, they can’t be separated out from the others without cutting), but no two components are linked together independently: removing any one of the rings leaves the remaining ones unlinked.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But the poor performance in just about everything else that's unconnected to the AI story speaks to weakness in the real economy.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Residents and businesses with private wells and irrigation ponds unconnected to the municipal water system are exempt.—
Joe Marusak
May 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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“Dissociated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociated. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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