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as in deprived
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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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
Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
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
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
About 220 Southeastern Grocers locations will be converted into ALDI stores through 2027, while roughly 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores that are not part of the ALDI conversion plan were divested to a consortium to streamline the company’s Southern portfolio.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
Sarah Taylor, Brigham’s wife and the other owner of Sycamore Brewing, said in a statement Thursday that Brigham divested all interest in the company and will not have future involvement.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Dec. 2025
The office said it has not been informed that Bedford has divested.
—David Shepardson, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Sarah Taylor, the other owner of the brewing company, said in a statement on Thursday that Brigham divested all interest in the company and will no longer be involved in the operations.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Eide noted that CalPERS previously divested from South African companies in protest of apartheid.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Of Building 19's infrastructure, at least eight laboratories have been completely divested without replacement, with some still needed to support critical functions for ongoing or upcoming missions, according to Peter.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Adjective
In June 2019, Starboard engaged another construction player, AECOM, where over the ensuing multiyear engagement, AECOM refreshed its board, appointed a new CEO, exited self-perform construction, and divested management services.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
Concentric Equity Partners was partially divested from Arabella at one point and, in November, Arabella announced its dissolution and the foundation of Sunflower Services to replace it.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
About 220 Southeastern Grocers locations will be converted into ALDI stores through 2027, while roughly 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores that are not part of the ALDI conversion plan were divested to a consortium to streamline the company’s Southern portfolio.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
Sarah Taylor, Brigham’s wife and the other owner of Sycamore Brewing, said in a statement Thursday that Brigham divested all interest in the company and will not have future involvement.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Dec. 2025
The office said it has not been informed that Bedford has divested.
—David Shepardson, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Sarah Taylor, the other owner of the brewing company, said in a statement on Thursday that Brigham divested all interest in the company and will no longer be involved in the operations.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Eide noted that CalPERS previously divested from South African companies in protest of apartheid.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Of Building 19's infrastructure, at least eight laboratories have been completely divested without replacement, with some still needed to support critical functions for ongoing or upcoming missions, according to Peter.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divested
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In a 2012 paper, researchers deprived 10 healthy male volunteers of 25% of their usual sleep time for three nights but gave them 3 grams of glycine or a placebo before bed.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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Officers say 24-year-old Jaylen Holmes not only deprived the dogs of food and water but also left them in a crate filled with urine and feces.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Government intervention has stripped healthcare of market forces, driving up costs and reducing quality.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Photographs taken in several disaster areas showed huge piles of logs washed downhill by flash floods pouring off denuded slopes.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — the brother of King Charles III of the United Kingdom — was stripped of his royal title as Prince Andrew and evicted from his royal residence this past year amid resurfaced details of his relationship with Epstein and Maxwell.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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By October, they were fully evicted and locked out.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Breathing deeply remains difficult, though she was relieved the ribs were not worse.—
DEREK GATOPOULOS,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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Elliott was relieved when Guojun showed up for the embryo transfer.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The model posed in her own 2026 version of Carrie Bradshaw’s naked dress, which featured the same scoop neckline, thigh-grazing length, and minimalist spaghetti straps that the Sex and the City heroine memorably wore for her first date with Big.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her body wasn’t found for more than two weeks when fishermen discovered a naked woman in the river 4 miles downstream from where she was last seen.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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There were similar cheers for when Gyokeres was dispossessed in the first half, with the Arsenal forward doubled up on in the corner and unable to escape with the ball, while Anderson’s tackle on Odegaard received a similar reaction from the home crowd.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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But in the next 30 years, the people who will bear the brunt of that catastrophe—who will be dispossessed, uprooted, and exposed to the worst of the elements—will be those who are already on the other side of society’s walls.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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The deal follows an eventful few years for Spears, who managed to finally be freed of a 13-year conservatorship back in 2021.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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Michael Skakel was convicted of killing Martha Moxley, but freed from prison after a court deemed his lawyer incompetent.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Divested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divested. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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