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as in evicted
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 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 deprived
to take something away from
he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered
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Recent Examples of divested
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Complex private investments must be divested within two years of the bill’s enactment.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Until then the fund had divested from just two Israeli companies since the start of the war in October 2023.
—Tom Little, Reuters, 29 Aug. 2025
Cotton asked whether Tan divested from Chinese companies linked to the Chinese military or Communist Party, and whether Intel’s board was aware of a criminal case involving Cadence Design, where Tan served as CEO before being hired at Intel in March.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Since 2023, the automotive manufacturer's top shareholder Renault has also divested from the company three separate times.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
He was divested from restaurants following the allegations.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), an arm of Norway’s central bank, which held stakes in 61 Israeli companies as of June 30, in recent days divested stakes in 11 firms, including BSEL.
—CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump holds individual stocks, whereas Vice President JD Vance divested his individual stock holdings during his time in the Senate, as per Business Insider.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
The divested unit, which designs and manufactures cabling and connectivity products across broadband, enterprise, and wireless networks, comprises a significant portion of CommScope's historical operations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party said that any deal between Beijing and Washington must comply with the law requiring TikTok to be divested from its Chinese ownership.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Complex private investments must be divested within two years of the bill’s enactment.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Until then the fund had divested from just two Israeli companies since the start of the war in October 2023.
—Tom Little, Reuters, 29 Aug. 2025
Cotton asked whether Tan divested from Chinese companies linked to the Chinese military or Communist Party, and whether Intel’s board was aware of a criminal case involving Cadence Design, where Tan served as CEO before being hired at Intel in March.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Since 2023, the automotive manufacturer's top shareholder Renault has also divested from the company three separate times.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
He was divested from restaurants following the allegations.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), an arm of Norway’s central bank, which held stakes in 61 Israeli companies as of June 30, in recent days divested stakes in 11 firms, including BSEL.
—CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump holds individual stocks, whereas Vice President JD Vance divested his individual stock holdings during his time in the Senate, as per Business Insider.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divested
Verb
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Who got evicted from 'Big Brother'?—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Under existing law, a landlord must pay one month’s rent at the rate in the contract for any tenant evicted for no fault of the tenant.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Royals took advantage, with De’rion Jones recovering a fumble after the defense stripped the Hawks quarterback.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Trump previously stripped her of her security clearance, along with numerous others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hamas has robbed the Palestinian people, deprived them of their lives and freedom, and cannot dictate their future.—
Ben Kelly,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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The ruling deprived them of a fair opportunity to investigate the denial, according to their attorney.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mike Patel drove to San Diego from his home in El Centro for a flight on Southwest Airlines to Dallas and was relieved to see traffic moving quickly on Tuesday morning.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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While perhaps not necessarily fired up about the Chiefs’ 22-9 win over the Giants on Sunday night, fans were relieved and happy to see Kansas City prevail.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So with that, don’t expect naked dressing to go anywhere anytime soon—Dakota Johnson still has much to say on the matter, with gala and awards seasons very much in motion now.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
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Wandering among the half naked nymphs and leering wolves and buff mermen poking their lovely wet heads out of glassy forest pools, their eyes dark with wanting to drag her down to oblivion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The forward was more alert than substitute Andrew Robertson when Dominik Szoboszlai was dispossessed when attempting an audacious flick.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The cry is always I have been dispossessed of what belongs to me, my house, the food, foodstuff, the land.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Emergency responders freed the car’s driver, the CHP’s logs showed, but the motorist later died at the scene.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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While the mother and calf humpback whales have been freed, they were later observed with pieces of netting still attached to them.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After a three-day civil trial, a Los Angeles jury cleared the hip-hop artist, whose real name is Leland Tyler Wayne.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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He was fully cleared by authorities.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Divested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divested. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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