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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
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And the mass graves of corpses evicted from San Francisco cemeteries a century ago.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The outlet added that Buckingham Palace officials are urging him to leave voluntarily, as he cannot be evicted under the terms of his current lease.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Indonesia was previously stripped of its right to host football's under-20 World Cup when the governor of Bali refused to host Team Israel in a game in 2023.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The goalie was again tested early in the middle frame when Wild captain Jared Spurgeon was stripped of the puck at the blue line, springing New Jersey star Jack Hughes on a breakaway.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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There’s an opportunity for the boys, too, in the village chorus, sorely deprived by the draft of male voices — and soon its young choirmaster too.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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The collective failure to scrutinize this evidence, Zumot argued, deprived a jury of the opportunity to fairly assess his credibility and the prosecution’s case against him.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Beijing would be relieved that the United States is no longer muddying and in fact strengthening its nonsupport for independence.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Jax feels relieved not only that Jax remained a perfect good boy, but also because the blinds did not fall on him and hurt him.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Harmlessly wandering about the village, belly and breasts exposed—at times completely naked—Pagli discomforts established codes of etiquette.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The emperor was naked, a fool who’d been had.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For me, the flashback is suggestive but not conclusive — maybe Arthur’s genuinely confused about the identity of the man in his house, or maybe this is his chance at revenge against the white men who have continually dispossessed his family and his people.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Like Dunbar’s speakers, Hughes’s dispossessed have no way out, and the poem implicitly refutes optimism regarding the Great Migration and racial progress.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The facilities, some of which were built by Havana Docks, had been expropriated without compensation in 1960.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rhamondre Stevenson continues to run hard, freed (for now) from the demons that followed his fumbling issues early in the season.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Under his leadership, the project freed 40 innocent people from prison, including former NFL player Brian Banks.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Divested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divested. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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