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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house
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as in to rid
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
the former CEO has divested himself of most of his responsibilities but will continue to work with the company as a consultant
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered
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Recent Examples of divest
Fraser’s blueprint was classic consultant-style triage—divest the sideshow businesses, simplify the org chart, and redirect capital to the divisions that could actually win.
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Claire Zillman, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Soon-Shiong will be majority owner; Priest, who will have to divest from the Supernovas, will be the expansion team’s governor and managing partner.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
According to the lawsuit, Walker participated in an encampment at the university in April 2024, calling for U of M to divest in Israel.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 23 May 2026
That underperformance attracted the attention of activist investor Starboard Value, but by the time news broke last year that Starboard had taken a stake and was pushing BD to divest its life sciences division, Polen’s team was just days away from announcing a plan to separate the unit.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
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Claire Zillman, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Soon-Shiong will be majority owner; Priest, who will have to divest from the Supernovas, will be the expansion team’s governor and managing partner.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
According to the lawsuit, Walker participated in an encampment at the university in April 2024, calling for U of M to divest in Israel.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 23 May 2026
That underperformance attracted the attention of activist investor Starboard Value, but by the time news broke last year that Starboard had taken a stake and was pushing BD to divest its life sciences division, Polen’s team was just days away from announcing a plan to separate the unit.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divest
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In February, Yantic Volunteer Fire Department was suspended after 178 years, and earlier this month, Taftville Fire Company claimed that it was evicted from its station house.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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In 2022-2023, the monks serving in the Ukrainian branch of the Moscow church were evicted from the monastery, accused of having ties to Russia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Hernández tied it 2-all by dropping a single into left field with two outs in the sixth after Mason Montgomery relieved rookie right-hander Bubba Chandler, who allowed two runs on three hits with six strikeouts and one walk in 5 2/3 innings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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But Lowder cruised through the rest of his start before being relieved by Caleb Ferguson with two outs in the sixth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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That 7 percent of Makerfield voters chose Restore—even in the knowledge that doing so might deprive another anti-immigration party of victory—points to a deep well of racial grievance and anti-establishment anger that even Farage cannot command.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Against Bournemouth in November, Jeremy Doku was pulled up for a challenge on David Brooks having been dispossessed on the left side of the penalty area by Bafode Diakite.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The family owners of Fischer Bücherei were Jews of Hungarian origin, who had been dispossessed of their publishing house by the Nazis before it was returned to them after the war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Electrons and protons are stripped apart to produce electrical current.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Chemical recycling, for instance, demands immense amounts of energy and chemicals to strip out impurities, especially from post-industrial waste streams.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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Don’t mistake that for a deviation from his years-long campaign to oust Susan Collins.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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Kim earned the trust of the eight-sport Winter Olympic Federations group against campaigning by Johan Eliasch, who was ousted Thursday as president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Divest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divest. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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