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
Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The protagonist, an affable but unmotivated computer store employee, decides to quit his job to pursue new opportunities to better support his son and divorced wife.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.
—Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
For years, there have been headlines about the Cyrus clan and the rift between her, her siblings and her parents after Billy and his wife, Tish, divorced.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At the time of joining the group, Sheerer — a divorced father of a young girl — was a fellow in pediatric anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead of scrolling Twitter, read something about a cranky, divorced loser, like The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei, and translated by Canaan Morse.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Her father was a race car driver who left for the army at the start of World War II, and her parents later divorced.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
In the play, Farrow played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The Duke and Duchess of York divorced in 1996.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Are Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban getting divorced?
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Rehana, Bangladesh Married at 14, divorced at 15.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Rodriguez and his first wife have since divorced.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Sharaa divorced himself from al-Qaeda years ago.
—Sam Heller, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
McEntire played Reba Hart, a divorced mom who tries to keep her family together after her husband divorces her for his dental hygienist.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The protagonist, an affable but unmotivated computer store employee, decides to quit his job to pursue new opportunities to better support his son and divorced wife.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.
—Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
For years, there have been headlines about the Cyrus clan and the rift between her, her siblings and her parents after Billy and his wife, Tish, divorced.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At the time of joining the group, Sheerer — a divorced father of a young girl — was a fellow in pediatric anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead of scrolling Twitter, read something about a cranky, divorced loser, like The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei, and translated by Canaan Morse.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
Her parents were divorced by then, but her father, Mortimer Goodall, an engineer, fully supported the trip.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Her father was a race car driver who left for the army at the start of World War II, and her parents later divorced.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
In the play, Farrow played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The Duke and Duchess of York divorced in 1996.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Are Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban getting divorced?
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Rehana, Bangladesh Married at 14, divorced at 15.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Rodriguez and his first wife have since divorced.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Sharaa divorced himself from al-Qaeda years ago.
—Sam Heller, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorced
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In the case of Cardi B, whose net worth is reportedly close to $100 million, being legally separated from her husband qualifies her as a single mother, although her economics put her in another category apart from both single- and dual-parent families.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli have separated, Fox News has learned.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The votes of the parties that did not make it into parliament will be divided proportionately, meaning PAS will end up with several seats more than a bare majority of 51.—
John E. Herbst,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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While critics were divided at the time, Casper became a box office hit and earned its place as a nostalgic favorite for '90s kids.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Cleveland was mostly splitting its DH at-bats between Manzardo and David Fry … whose September pop came on an accidental Tarik Skubal fastball to his nose.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The acquisition announcement comes as MSNBC prepares to split from NBC as part of parent company Comcast’s move to spin off its cable properties into a separate company, to be called Versant.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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We got disconnected, and this whole resurgence of The Clique online has reconnected us in this really cool, organic and magical way.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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You are disconnected from reality.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Divorced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorced. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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