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Recent Examples of dissociation
Trauma can manifest as dissociation, flat affect, or frantic behavior, while abusers may appear calm and credible.
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Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
Unlike conventional organoid methods that rely on induced pluripotent stem cells or embryonic stem cells, the new technique avoids single-cell dissociation entirely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Freeze or dissociation responses are just as real as panic.
—Kriti Gupta, Refinery29, 17 Dec. 2025
In this moment, left-wingers increasingly seem to have realized that the answer to modern trolls surfing debate formats to virality isn’t dissociation and containment but to get in the ring and fight back.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
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Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
Unlike conventional organoid methods that rely on induced pluripotent stem cells or embryonic stem cells, the new technique avoids single-cell dissociation entirely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Freeze or dissociation responses are just as real as panic.
—Kriti Gupta, Refinery29, 17 Dec. 2025
In this moment, left-wingers increasingly seem to have realized that the answer to modern trolls surfing debate formats to virality isn’t dissociation and containment but to get in the ring and fight back.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissociation
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The 13th-century Dominican friary had been redeveloped for more secular uses after the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in the mid-16th century.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rinker, on the other hand, could ask another municipality to annex its property even if the town decides against dissolution.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Chenford is The Rookie‘s fan favorite couple, Lucy Chen (O’Neil) and Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) who, after a painful breakup, got back together at the end of last season.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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Perry and Bloom confirmed their breakup in July after more than a decade together, while Trudeau separated from his wife of 18 years, Sophie Grégoire, in 2023.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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As assimilation and disaffiliation have transformed the community, more observant populations have taken on a larger role.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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The vision, centered on spreading the gospel to others, comes at a moment when church apathy and disaffiliation is on the rise across the nation, Martin said.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Dissociation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociation. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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