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
In 1997, the family divested itself of the business.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
While NBCUniversal holds on to cash-flow-rich businesses like NBC and the Universal theme parks in its spinout, WBD is essentially divesting itself of its cash-flow machine in the name of creating a growth business.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Students, including Chung, were calling on Columbia to divest from Israel and protesting the expulsions of three classmates.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
In March 2025, Richemont received regulatory approval to divest Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) to Mytheresa, signaling its formal exit from e-commerce ownership.
—Adam Ayers, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
While NBCUniversal holds on to cash-flow-rich businesses like NBC and the Universal theme parks in its spinout, WBD is essentially divesting itself of its cash-flow machine in the name of creating a growth business.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Students, including Chung, were calling on Columbia to divest from Israel and protesting the expulsions of three classmates.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
In March 2025, Richemont received regulatory approval to divest Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) to Mytheresa, signaling its formal exit from e-commerce ownership.
—Adam Ayers, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divest
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Land Power vividly shows the lasting consequences of this redistribution of land, for instance in the case of the Cahuilla Indians of California’s Coachella Valley, a people first confined to reservations and then evicted from even those lands in the 1950s.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Months or even years can pass before the owner of the property finally succeeds in evicting the squatters.—
Chris West,
Baltimore Sun,
12 June 2025
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Additionally, the nearly $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid could deprive more than 10 million Americans of health insurance and regular access to doctors.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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This deprives patients of the possible benefit of a new treatment while elevating their risk.—
Madison Plunkert,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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The term is Albertus’s rather mild moniker for the violent way European settlers seized swaths of the earth, dispossessing and often killing those who already inhabited them.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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There was a pirouette and backheel flick in the 38th minute, which did not lead to much, and a 67th-minute dribble inside off the left flank that only saw him get dispossessed.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Proponents of the bill argued those with a terminal diagnosis must be given a choice at the end of their lives to relieve their suffering.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2025
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Oil prices fell on Friday, in a likely sign that traders were relieved that Trump decided to delay conflict with Iran for two weeks.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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The peppermint offers a pleasant and fresh scent, the physical exfoliants did not feel harsh or stripping, and the lightweight, almost gel-like consistency glides on and massages into the skin with ease.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
24 June 2025
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Without his drug business, Bumpy no longer has the overhead nor the power to prevent the Italians from encroaching on his territory and stripping opportunities from Black Harlemites.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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Public discontent In June, the Netanyahu coalition government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote that would have dissolved parliament and effectively ousted him from the premiership.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Brad Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, a once-promising driver who is recruited to help his friend and former driver, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), who is in danger of being ousted by the board of his racing team.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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“Divest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divest. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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