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as in to split
to set or force apart
in your head you need to divorce your wishes and fantasies from the realities of the world as it is
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Recent Examples of divorce
Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 22 Feb. 2026
Gayheart filed for divorce in 2018 but withdrew it after Dane’s ALS diagnosis.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026
Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips in November 1973, and the couple welcomed two children together, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, before separating in 1989 and divorcing in April 1992.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noun
In the book, Wallace writes about a woman going through a divorce who was feeling isolated and takes her therapist's advice to start inviting friends over for dinner.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 22 Feb. 2026
Gayheart filed for divorce in 2018 but withdrew it after Dane’s ALS diagnosis.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
However, the couple separated in 2017 and Gayheart filed to divorce Dane in 2018, but the split was never finalized.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips in November 1973, and the couple welcomed two children together, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, before separating in 1989 and divorcing in April 1992.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorce
Noun
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However, the official breakup actually happened the next day with a two-minute courtesy call from Jess to Chris, who still seemed unaware his revelation had been a deal-breaker.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
21 Feb. 2026
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Much of the season is given over, as in the show’s first iteration, to the round-robin-style hookups and breakups taking place among the young and largely attractive staff.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bridgeman pocketed $4 million on Sunday while Sepp Straka and Brian Harman split the last-place share of $51,000.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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For this service they were allegedly paid $60,000 to split among themselves.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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Most of this work has focused on improving the materials themselves – reducing dissolution in the electrolyte and increasing electrical conductivity.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Intertextuality is described by Scarlett Barton in perhaps the opposite way, as linked to Roland Barthes’ observation that the author is dead, and that the text is the dissolution of every kind of voice, every beginning and core.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Stone Age markings and protocuneiform appear to be similarly complex, despite being separated by some tens of thousands of years and considerable distance.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
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The dark basaltic expanse of Mare Serenitatis (the Sea of Serenity), will rest close to the line separating night from day, known as the terminator, marking the site where ancient lava flows poured into impact basins in the ancient past to repave the lunar surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In a big city such as Chicago, the loneliness of alienation, one of the biggest tragedies of modern life, can be overcome through the collective spirit of Ramadan.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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That reconfigured his alienation, so to speak.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Senate Republicans are sharply divided over how to pursue the SAVE America Act voter ID and citizenship bill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the poll, nearly all respondents (91%) said the state’s budget situation was somewhat of a problem, though they were divided on how to close the gap, with 43% for spending cuts and 39% through a mix of cuts and tax increases.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The total amount reflects earned leave accumulated during Smith's tenure and does not include any additional severance beyond contractual obligations.—
Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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This severance from Turkey has created a phantom limb experience for me and my brothers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her pacemaker disconnected from her phone less than an hour later.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Even the cafeteria is a little bit louder — alive with conversations between students disconnected from their screens.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Divorce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorce. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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