1
as in evicting
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 ridding
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 stripping
to take something away from
he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered
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Recent Examples of divesting
Starbucks is divesting in China as its market share has declined in recent years due to fierce competition from local coffee chains that offer cheaper products amid an economic slowdown that has changed consumer habits.
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CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The president has since extended the deadline for divesting TikTok from its Chinese ownership several times, and it's happened once again amid more promises of an imminent deal.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Endowments and foundations have been divesting as they are pressed for liquidity, but family offices can scoop attractive assets at a discount and weather the exit slowdown.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The bill classifies itself as a federal conflict-of-interest statute, which would make divesting members eligible for preferred tax treatment under Section 1043 of the Internal Revenue Code.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Questions posed to the six candidates ranged from whether cryptocurrencies had a place in CalPERS’ investment portfolio to their stance on divesting from Tesla, which some members have called for in light of CEO Elon Musk’s recent political activity.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After divesting from the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group and selling his minority stake in Eataly in 2019, Batali has kept a low profile.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The president has since extended the deadline for divesting TikTok from its Chinese ownership several times, and it's happened once again amid more promises of an imminent deal.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Endowments and foundations have been divesting as they are pressed for liquidity, but family offices can scoop attractive assets at a discount and weather the exit slowdown.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The bill classifies itself as a federal conflict-of-interest statute, which would make divesting members eligible for preferred tax treatment under Section 1043 of the Internal Revenue Code.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Questions posed to the six candidates ranged from whether cryptocurrencies had a place in CalPERS’ investment portfolio to their stance on divesting from Tesla, which some members have called for in light of CEO Elon Musk’s recent political activity.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After divesting from the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group and selling his minority stake in Eataly in 2019, Batali has kept a low profile.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divesting
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The county has been in the process of evicting the Dolphin Company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the final part of the HOH competition, Ashley won and became the last HOH, evicting Morgan from the game and choosing Vince to take to the Final 2.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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An inevitable part of lawn maintenance, ridding your space of weeds often takes hours to do and requires bending, straining, and stretching in less-than-ideal positions to get the job done.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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Many prayed and called for ridding themselves of the divisive, violent rhetoric of the past week.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Sep. 2025
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Matthews is stripping pucks with authority and regularity.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Royal Family’s actions stripping Andrew of his titles show there is more to this story.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The group also argued that moving people into federal immigration custody while local criminal cases are ongoing disrupts the legal process, potentially depriving victims of justice and defendants the opportunity to defend against charges.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Flores is the second San Diego County sheriff’s deputy this year to have a mistrial declared after going on trial in San Diego federal court on charges of depriving a victim of their civil rights.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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That goal against the Predators in the Flyers’ 3-1 win in Nashville was particularly relieving.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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There are five plush layers in total, starting with a pressure-relieving base and topped off with a cool, soft wool surface.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
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How a state comes to control another land and its people, sometimes slowly dispossessing the natives of their lands, sometimes laying waste to them, sometimes committing genocide.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sketches such as last night’s Oval Office monologue compact the coal of the administration’s info dumps into little diamonds of comedy, freeing the writers and cast to pursue more escapist fare.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, clearing the hurdle of high up-front costs for batteries and chargers will make for lower long-term operating costs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Nov. 2025
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The researchers built a fully functioning quantum chip based on this qubit to validate its performance, clearing one of the key obstacles to efficient error correction and scalability for industrial systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Divesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divesting. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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