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adjective

as in stripped

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verb

past tense of divest
1
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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2
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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3
as in bereaved
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
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
Recent presidents, however, have generally divested individual stocks or relied on blind trusts or diversified funds to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 The first hints of trouble started in 2019 when The Orchard was rebranded as 1091 Media and one of its principal backers, Sony, divested from the company. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, the company divested noncore businesses Vertica and eDOCS. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Like saying this is all about CNN and if CNN is divested or sold to a new owner, the AGs will settle immediately. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 Last month, Barros divested his interest in Liberty Junction and CoJo Partners following intense public backlash over the deal. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 Someone who had really divested herself of personhood would simply exist without intervening in the world, the way a rock does. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Stewart’s been swift and divested Goodyear of its non-core assets, refocused the company on tire manufacturing, shifted from a regional to global centralized approach in the name of efficiency, and put a focus on more premium tires and sizes. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Aug. 2026 In response to the campaign, states from Maryland to Michigan have divested millions of dollars in Israel Bonds holdings. — Danny Kaplowitz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divested
  1. denuded
  2. deprived
  3. relieved
  4. stripped
  5. naked
  6. evicted
  7. freed
  8. dispossessed
Adjective
  • The process of planting willow and cottonwoods, the favorite snacks of beavers, can take years before denuded rivers become conducive enough for beavers to move in.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2026
  • Field trips through the denuded mountaintops, for example, were designed to teach players the fragility of the land and their responsibility in protecting it.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Definition of denuded
Verb
  • This deprived the state treasurer of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars in revenue.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Declining natural gas exports have deprived Bolivia of dollars needed to import gasoline and diesel, contributing to chronic fuel shortages since 2023 that have persisted under Paz.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of deprived
Verb
  • Viewers will be relieved to know that the last few minutes — in which Schulman delivers us a shocking act of violence — are fiction.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Jax was relieved by Steven Matz (6-6), who pitched a scoreless inning.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of relieved
Verb
  • With the sentence stripped down to subject, moment and outcome, teams can go looking in places that have nothing to do with their product.
    — Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Councilmember Joe Zamora, who had served as the city’s mayor, was stripped of that title at Tuesday’s City Council meeting — a move multiple sources told The Times was allegedly motivated, at least in part, by his support for Valladares.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stripped
Adjective
  • Prosecutors said the woman was found Sunday naked and malnourished on a mat in the attic of a multifamily home on Summer Street.
    — Oscar Margain, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Thai singer stunned in a bright red lingerie naked dress that bared her underwear.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of naked
Verb
  • Abascal is currently hospitalized at Gregorio Marañón Hospital, where she was taken on a stretcher immediately after being evicted from her apartment.
    — Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Smith was evicted due to the activities, claims Jane Doe 2, and moved into a second residence associated with his famous sister.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of evicted
Verb
  • Castellanos traveled to Houston to meet her husband after learning he would be freed.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Trouble is on the horizon though as an explosion on one of his oil rigs has freed a killer ice floe, setting loose tsunamis, threatening hundreds of thousands of lives and heading directly for Europe.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of freed
Verb
  • The youngster was dispossessed but the ball fell to Mac Allister, who curled his effort into the top corner.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • He was tackled and dispossessed with the ball on a trajectory to the goal.
    — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of dispossessed

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“Divested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divested. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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