1
as in to evict
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 to 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 to deprive
to take something away from
he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered
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Recent Examples of divest
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.
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PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, Congress passed legislation to shut down the platform by this past January if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, did not divest.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the law allows the President to determine whether or not ByteDance has fully divested from TikTok.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
ByteDance challenged this law to the Supreme Court, but the Court upheld it and set the ban to begin early this year, on January 19, if China did not divest a certain percentage.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, Congress passed legislation to shut down the platform by this past January if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, did not divest.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the law allows the President to determine whether or not ByteDance has fully divested from TikTok.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
ByteDance challenged this law to the Supreme Court, but the Court upheld it and set the ban to begin early this year, on January 19, if China did not divest a certain percentage.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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Westmoreland—who also, to be fair, had a habit of not charging friends for many drinks at all—was evicted from the subway location in 2001.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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That was a remarkable turnaround from a player who appeared poised to be the first person evicted out of the house.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the United Kingdom, social media exacerbated this narrative, depriving Teasdale and Chambers of the necessary space to privately reckon with their sudden fame.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Those rights are designed to ensure defendants are treated fairly when the government is seeking to deprive them of life, liberty, or property.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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As with the enclosures in England and Scotland, villagers were uprooted and dispossessed to make way for sheep and cattle.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 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
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Cloves are especially high in a polyphenol called eugenol, which has powerful anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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Alex Vesia relieved Treinen and collected the first two outs of the inning, and Sasaki came in for the final out, earning his second career save (both of which occurred in the postseason).—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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But at some closed park locations, services will be stripped to the bone, including no trash collection, restrooms, road or walkway maintenance or visitor information.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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The next party leader could very well become the country’s next prime minister, but even that’s not guaranteed; voters delivered a clear rebuke in the past two parliamentary elections, delivering seats to opposition parties and stripping the LDP of its majority.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The exception, perhaps, is Cook, whose mortgage fraud allegations are providing the administration’s rationale for seeking to oust her from the central bank.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The legendary brand has struggled globally to rebound from a failed post-pandemic direct-to-consumer strategy under former CEO John Donahoe, who was ousted last year.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Divest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divest. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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