as in divided
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as in separated
to set or force apart
attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past
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Recent Examples of dissociated
Essence, 4 Nov. 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
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissociated
Adjective
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Meanwhile, on social media, fans are a little divided.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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Republicans themselves remain divided over how to proceed, with some hard-right lawmakers already rebelling against the shutdown deal.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The cluster of teams that could finish in that range includes the Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, who are separated by just 1 1/2 games in the East standings.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The title may be clinical and detached; the image on its cover is anything but.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The fire also damaged two neighboring houses and a detached garage.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Bee reached out to the restaurant for comment, but the number had been disconnected.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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His philanthropy has made significant progress, but without a consistent eye towards racial injustice and how political programs like Project 2025 have impacted poor Black working-class communities, his philanthropy risks becoming disconnected from systemic racial injustice.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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All these paths, maybe about five or so disjointed ones, which are paved and which feel as a passerby very lucky to encounter, simply drop a person off at a street.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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In truth, the slow starts, the disjointed offense and the disconnected defense haven’t been Knicks miscues unique to road games this season.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Guardians answered with another three runs in the bottom half of the inning to hand the Cubs a 6-5 loss to split Sunday’s doubleheader.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The housing project will be split into two phases, starting with Declan Research Park, according to Flournoy’s website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The average daily ridership in May 2025 (the last full month that school was in session in 2025) was 768,291 unlinked passenger trips across all modes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the fiercely competitive world of academia, two young researchers, Roland Michell and Maud Bailey, are each researching individually into the lives and works of two apparently unconnected fictional Victorian poets, Randolph Henry Ash and Christabel LaMotte.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Mar. 2026
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Paparesta told reporters that the two injuries were unconnected.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Dissociated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociated. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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