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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Golden State is less of a functional NBA contender right now and more like the team embodiment of a middle-aged guy who was just divorced.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Romance scammers will frame their pitch one way for a 25-year-old woman and another for a 55-year-old divorced male, according to Richard Graham, director of financial crime solutions at Moody's.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The romantic dramedy, based on the novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, stars Anne Hathaway as Solène, a divorced mother who stumbles into a meet-cute with Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of a boy band.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
The divorced mother of one reportedly has little access to the outside world.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The idea of divorced women being respected in such a society in that era was set up by Bertha herself last season; whether or not that will be more centered this season has yet to be seen.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Ning On was thirty-five and divorced.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
According to prosecutors, recruiters promised a cash payment up front, a second payment after the spouse obtained legal immigration status, and a final payment after the couple divorced.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
The couple divorced in 2018 after seven years together.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
All four of those couples eventually divorced.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
The couple, now divorced, had had a rocky time of it, with police visiting their home as far back as 2019.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Indeed, as in other Lawrence projects — which typically feature divorced or separated characters — romance is a sort of side dish, less the issue than whether people are managing to treat one another well.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and viewpoints are welcome, noting that African filmmaking is inherently political.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
If they’re divorced in the reunion, I’ll be shocked beyond measure.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Gisèle Pelicot divorced her tormentor when the abuse came to light in 2020.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Women navigating major life transitions, especially widows and divorced women, have become prime targets for sophisticated financial scams.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Golden State is less of a functional NBA contender right now and more like the team embodiment of a middle-aged guy who was just divorced.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Romance scammers will frame their pitch one way for a 25-year-old woman and another for a 55-year-old divorced male, according to Richard Graham, director of financial crime solutions at Moody's.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The romantic dramedy, based on the novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, stars Anne Hathaway as Solène, a divorced mother who stumbles into a meet-cute with Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of a boy band.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
The divorced mother of one reportedly has little access to the outside world.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The idea of divorced women being respected in such a society in that era was set up by Bertha herself last season; whether or not that will be more centered this season has yet to be seen.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Ning On was thirty-five and divorced.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
According to prosecutors, recruiters promised a cash payment up front, a second payment after the spouse obtained legal immigration status, and a final payment after the couple divorced.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
With each passing year, HAARP is divorced a little further from its military past.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
The couple divorced in 2018 after seven years together.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
All four of those couples eventually divorced.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
The couple, now divorced, had had a rocky time of it, with police visiting their home as far back as 2019.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Indeed, as in other Lawrence projects — which typically feature divorced or separated characters — romance is a sort of side dish, less the issue than whether people are managing to treat one another well.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and viewpoints are welcome, noting that African filmmaking is inherently political.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
If they’re divorced in the reunion, I’ll be shocked beyond measure.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Gisèle Pelicot divorced her tormentor when the abuse came to light in 2020.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorced
Adjective
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In actuality, washing rice removes excess starch, dust, and debris to ultimately help the grains to be more separated and fluffy, rather than sticky.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Finally, Rotterdam’s Youth Jury Award went to Ah Girl by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, about a young girl caught in a war between her separated parents.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The list is divided into categories, with a number of members falling under each one.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Before this recent reunion, the band was only together for three years, from 1994 to 1997, and that’s with a couple of major lineup changes that divided its fan base.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Proposition 50 also split the sprawling district held by Kiley, a Republican from Rocklin, into six pieces, leaving the Northern California congressman and frequent Newsom critic with few good options.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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However, in the aftermath of their legendary Woodstock performance, Country Joe and the Fish split up, and McDonald embarked on his own solo career beginning with 1969’s Thinking of Woody Guthrie, a collection of songs by the folk legend.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Overhead charges that rise faster than front-line policing costs — and that are disconnected from service levels — undermine trust and strain long-standing relationships.—
Rajiv Bhateja,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Now institutions are answering those calls, and those that do not evolve and innovate risk becoming increasingly disconnected from both students and employers.—
Jeremy Haefner,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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