as in divides
to set or force apart
attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past
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The question of whether to mandate vaccinations divides the school board and reveals holes in the school’s progressive ideology.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026 -
The gorge is a mountainous stretch where the river divides Arizona and California.—
Lucy Hodgman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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The layout separates private areas from the main entertaining spaces, with the primary suite set behind pivoting resin doors and comprising a sitting area, dressing space, and a large bathroom with a soaking tub and walk-in shower.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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And Rachel Weisz is very professorial in all those gently eccentric power separates.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Shenanigans aside, Kevin Durant has put together a ridiculous age-37 season — nearly 26 points per game on shooting splits around 52/41/88 percent.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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This manicure splits the classic French tip in two, with one half baby pink and the other a hot pink.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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If the voltage continues to drop further for any reason, the main contactor disconnects the entire system and safeguards the battery.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker app disconnects from her cellphone.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
30 Oct. 2025
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Others say the teacher-free model severs the relationships at the heart of learning.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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Traditionally reliant on French institutional funding, the event now confronts an uncertain future as Mali’s military government severs ties with its former colonial overlord.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Dissociates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociates. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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