as in divided
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 divorced
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Pretty progressive for a divorced couple that is reportedly not even romantically involved anymore.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
In Something's Gotta Give, Keaton starred as Erica Barry, a divorced writer who reconnects and finds love with a fellow professional later in life.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The 1987 horror-comedy, directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Richard Donner, follows two teenage brothers who move with their divorced mother to the fictional town of Santa Carla, California, only to discover that the town is a haven for vampires.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey, a divorced former Army Ranger, embarks on a sudden and inevitably ill-fated life of crime to help provide for his kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
When Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott divorced and went their separate ways, Bezos’ life didn’t change all that much.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
The two were married in 2015 and divorced in 2018, but characterized the split as amicable and have remained close.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
The couple divorced in 2002, Kozakiewicz said.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Megan and Tracy later divorced in 2020.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Yet the pair divorced again less than 10 months later in July 1976.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The office later determined that Calvo and his then-wife had established permanent residence at the property; the couple married in December 2019 and divorced in March 2024.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The couple married in 2005 and divorced in 2012.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Pretty progressive for a divorced couple that is reportedly not even romantically involved anymore.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
In Something's Gotta Give, Keaton starred as Erica Barry, a divorced writer who reconnects and finds love with a fellow professional later in life.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The 1987 horror-comedy, directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Richard Donner, follows two teenage brothers who move with their divorced mother to the fictional town of Santa Carla, California, only to discover that the town is a haven for vampires.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey, a divorced former Army Ranger, embarks on a sudden and inevitably ill-fated life of crime to help provide for his kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
The civil rights activist pointed out that Davis has been divorced several times, noting that this is counter to some Americans' religious beliefs as well.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
When Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott divorced and went their separate ways, Bezos’ life didn’t change all that much.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
The two were married in 2015 and divorced in 2018, but characterized the split as amicable and have remained close.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
The couple divorced in 2002, Kozakiewicz said.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Megan and Tracy later divorced in 2020.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Yet the pair divorced again less than 10 months later in July 1976.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The office later determined that Calvo and his then-wife had established permanent residence at the property; the couple married in December 2019 and divorced in March 2024.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The couple married in 2005 and divorced in 2012.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorced
Adjective
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Opponents have said the new 10-foot-wide vehicle lanes are too narrow for fire trucks to navigate; the back-in parking is far too difficult for high school students to use; and the separated bike lanes are hazardous and unnecessary.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Loops are smaller structures within them that do the finer-scale work of bringing separated parts of the sequence together.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But like other governer races, voters are divided along partisan lines.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes lightning hits the mountainside and splits or burns a tree.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jeanty, initially lined up in the right slot, motioned into the backfield, leaving Bowers and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers lined up to that side, with receivers Tyler Lockett and Tre Tucker split to the left.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The phone eventually gave a busy signal, as if the line had been taken off the hook, and not long after, the number was disconnected.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The phone numbers the scammers were using turned out to be disconnected.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Divorced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorced. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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