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
Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Gay couples are adopting or using fertility services; divorced parents are finding new partners and creating big blended families; friends are platonically co-parenting.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
She’s already been married and divorced.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
Taxes touch every family in all formats - single, married, separated, and divorced.
—Heather L. Locus, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
If two divorced women can attend a party, then women will start divorcing willy-nilly.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
McEntire married Blackstock's dad and fellow music manager Narvel Blackstock in 1989 and the two divorced in 2015.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
They were married for six years and divorced in August 2022.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The former couple, who appeared from the outside to be soul mates, divorced in 2022.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Four years later, Kody divorced Meri and legally married Robyn.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Holly Wilson from Surrey in the UK was only 2-years-old when her parents Tony and Sandra divorced.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of her crime, Shawn divorced Kendra and won full custody of Lauryn, according to The Cut.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Janet and Mary Washburn were born in New Jersey and lived there until shortly after their parents divorced.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Within three months they were divorced.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
Julianne Nicholson was about 7 when her parents, who lived outside of Boston, divorced.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Gay couples are adopting or using fertility services; divorced parents are finding new partners and creating big blended families; friends are platonically co-parenting.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
She’s already been married and divorced.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
Taxes touch every family in all formats - single, married, separated, and divorced.
—Heather L. Locus, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
If two divorced women can attend a party, then women will start divorcing willy-nilly.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
McEntire married Blackstock's dad and fellow music manager Narvel Blackstock in 1989 and the two divorced in 2015.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Taylor and Tate divorced in 2022.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
They were married for six years and divorced in August 2022.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The former couple, who appeared from the outside to be soul mates, divorced in 2022.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Four years later, Kody divorced Meri and legally married Robyn.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Holly Wilson from Surrey in the UK was only 2-years-old when her parents Tony and Sandra divorced.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of her crime, Shawn divorced Kendra and won full custody of Lauryn, according to The Cut.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Janet and Mary Washburn were born in New Jersey and lived there until shortly after their parents divorced.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Within three months they were divorced.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorced
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An explosion separated the Bell’s tail boom, main rotor, mast and transmission and sent the fuselage crashing into the ground.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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As before, the Humane Editor uses a large central workspace subdivided into individual documents, here separated by backtick characters.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to convention, all money is divided into M0 (the monetary base), M1 which includes M0 and on demand bank deposits and M2 which includes M1 and money market funds and timed deposits such as CDs.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The site consists primarily of 10,900 square feet of office spaces that can be divided into as many as four office suites, according to a marketing brochure that Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm, had circulated.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Others view it as a brazen attempt to split up Kansas City’s minority voters.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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That resulted in a hung parliament split between the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front, and Macron’s Renaissance bloc.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Three billion people remain offline — disconnected from the digital economy and systems that drive global progress.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That blending of human and machine work can leave people disconnected from one another.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Divorced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorced. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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