dissociation

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for dissociation
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Noun
  • As of publication time, the dissolution of the cooperative had not appeared on a state board agenda, nor was that scheduled for an upcoming meeting, according to the state.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Experts warn that the island’s economic contraction has pushed Cuba into its most perilous state since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, its former economic sponsor and political protector.
    Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Dixon produced 20 tackles and six pass breakups in his lone campaign with the Tar Heels.
    Mike Kaye March 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The result would be the cataclysmic breakup of a country of 240 million people.
    Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 31 Mar. 2026.

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