as in divided
disagreeing with each other
the disunited members of the committee couldn't accomplish anything
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as in separated
to set or force apart
attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip
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Recent Examples of disunited
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Verb
Opponents of the Islamic Republic remain hopelessly disorganized and disunited.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunited
Adjective
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The plants are heat- and drought-resistant, and the divided, blue-green leaves add interest to the garden.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Republicans and Democrats remain divided on many policies and priorities.—
Justin Callais,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the Texas Supreme Court, at the behest of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, ruled the Dallas County ballots cast after the original close of polls had to be separated from other ballots.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Those ballots have been separated from the others and have not been counted, Dallas County elections spokesperson Nic Solorzano said.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Carvalho had greenlighted an artificial intelligence chatbot, named Ed and represented by a smiling sun, for LAUSD students, families and teachers that quietly was disconnected three months after its release in 2024.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Her pacemaker disconnected from her phone less than an hour later.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Proposition 50 also split the sprawling district held by Kiley, a Republican from Rocklin, into six pieces, leaving the Northern California congressman and frequent Newsom critic with few good options.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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However, in the aftermath of their legendary Woodstock performance, Country Joe and the Fish split up, and McDonald embarked on his own solo career beginning with 1969’s Thinking of Woody Guthrie, a collection of songs by the folk legend.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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