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
Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Sometimes your boyfriend breaks up with you to be with an older divorced mom and that's a good thing.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Leaders may not realize how many of their members are single, divorced or widowed.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
In near-future Los Angeles, soon-to-be-divorced and terribly lonely Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with Samantha, an AI operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson).
—David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
John was a 62-year-old divorced doctor.
—Rebecca Edmisten, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Who is Hollywood’s most divorced man?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
The couple divorced after his arrest and his family's detention.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
This is a 26-year-old zoomer, the child of divorced parents.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Ted meets Jane At the peak of his career, Ted Turner — twice divorced with five grown children — began dating actress Jane Fonda in 1989.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Turner and Smith divorced in 1988.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
He and Fonda were married in 1991 and divorced in 2001.
—Tim Gray, Variety, 6 May 2026
El Gamal and Soliman divorced in April.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Odom was divorced from Herbert Odom, a prominent Black South Side dentist and amateur boxer.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
El Gamal has since divorced the children's father, Mohammed Soliman, whose family has said spent little time at home before the incident and was often withdrawn.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Plumb married in 1979 at 21 and divorced two years later.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Shields' mother Teri and father Frank were married briefly but divorced months after Shields was born; Frank welcomed three more kids with his second wife, as well as step-parented her two elder children as well.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Sometimes your boyfriend breaks up with you to be with an older divorced mom and that's a good thing.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Leaders may not realize how many of their members are single, divorced or widowed.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
In near-future Los Angeles, soon-to-be-divorced and terribly lonely Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with Samantha, an AI operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson).
—David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
John was a 62-year-old divorced doctor.
—Rebecca Edmisten, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Who is Hollywood’s most divorced man?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
The couple divorced after his arrest and his family's detention.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
This is a 26-year-old zoomer, the child of divorced parents.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
Turner was married and divorced three times.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Ted meets Jane At the peak of his career, Ted Turner — twice divorced with five grown children — began dating actress Jane Fonda in 1989.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Turner and Smith divorced in 1988.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
He and Fonda were married in 1991 and divorced in 2001.
—Tim Gray, Variety, 6 May 2026
El Gamal and Soliman divorced in April.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Odom was divorced from Herbert Odom, a prominent Black South Side dentist and amateur boxer.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
El Gamal has since divorced the children's father, Mohammed Soliman, whose family has said spent little time at home before the incident and was often withdrawn.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Plumb married in 1979 at 21 and divorced two years later.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorced
Adjective
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He got separated, then un-separated, then his wife gave birth during a car crash, then his wife blew up.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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The collaboration aims to create a recycling system at MP Materials' Mountain Pass refinery, where MP Materials will recycle end-of-life and other magnet materials to make separated oxides.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Iran’s political spectrum has long been divided, with its leaders clashing over state policies and varying approaches to the West.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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All risked treason for backing a cause that deeply divided the colonists and even divided Benjamin Franklin from his son.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Six years of countersuits, appeals and legal wrangling followed, with suggestions that the only way to resolve the matter might be to split up the property, Texas Monthly reported.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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District lines fracture communities that share common needs and concerns — splitting two more counties and 14 more cities than our current map.—
Jon Harris Maurer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Lubner said that as the industry contracted, many airlines pulled out of smaller, less profitable airports, leaving those communities disconnected.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Divorced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorced. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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