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
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
Some were married, some single, some divorced, some widowed.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 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
In the House' In the House starred LL Cool J, Debbie Allen, Maia Campbell, Jeffery Wood, Alfonso Ribeiro and Kim Wayans, and told the story of an ex-football player who had to learn to live with a divorced mother of two — despite hardly knowing each other and having little in common.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Megan Thee Stallion will play a divorced mother who begins a romantic relationship with Radicliffe.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
Pine stars as a divorced father who is juggling his medical practice and raising his anxious daughter when an old high school girlfriend reenters the picture.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The pair married in 2006, led three seasons of the VH1 reality series My Fair Brady, and divorced in 2012.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Ever since Mackenzie Scott divorced Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has been focusing on her philanthropic endeavors.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Feb. 2026
Newsom details the everyday struggle living with his mom after his parents divorced and occasional interludes into his father’s life charmed by the Gettys’ affluence, including that day when the Gettys outfitted him in designer clothes at a luxury department store.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The couple divorced 10 years later, of course, and Ferguson stopped wearing the ring around 2003.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Negotiations divorced from accountability risk entrenching authoritarianism and teaching regimes that bloodshed is merely a prelude to diplomatic rehabilitation.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
They wed in 2019 and divorced in 2020.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Regardless, Chris has fallen in love with Jessica, a 38-year-old doctor who divorced an ex who didn’t know how to support her while she was stressed during the pandemic.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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
Some were married, some single, some divorced, some widowed.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 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
In the House' In the House starred LL Cool J, Debbie Allen, Maia Campbell, Jeffery Wood, Alfonso Ribeiro and Kim Wayans, and told the story of an ex-football player who had to learn to live with a divorced mother of two — despite hardly knowing each other and having little in common.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Megan Thee Stallion will play a divorced mother who begins a romantic relationship with Radicliffe.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
Pine stars as a divorced father who is juggling his medical practice and raising his anxious daughter when an old high school girlfriend reenters the picture.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
The couple was officially divorced by the next year.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The pair married in 2006, led three seasons of the VH1 reality series My Fair Brady, and divorced in 2012.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Ever since Mackenzie Scott divorced Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has been focusing on her philanthropic endeavors.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Feb. 2026
Newsom details the everyday struggle living with his mom after his parents divorced and occasional interludes into his father’s life charmed by the Gettys’ affluence, including that day when the Gettys outfitted him in designer clothes at a luxury department store.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The couple divorced 10 years later, of course, and Ferguson stopped wearing the ring around 2003.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Negotiations divorced from accountability risk entrenching authoritarianism and teaching regimes that bloodshed is merely a prelude to diplomatic rehabilitation.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
They wed in 2019 and divorced in 2020.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Regardless, Chris has fallen in love with Jessica, a 38-year-old doctor who divorced an ex who didn’t know how to support her while she was stressed during the pandemic.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorced
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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
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Channing Tatum has undergone surgery for a separated shoulder.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If he’s confirmed by the Senate to lead the central bank after Chair Jerome Powell’s term ends in May, Warsh will preside over a 12-person rate-setting committee that has become starkly divided in recent months.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The reception was packed with a who's who and just as the doors opened, the crowd divided like the Red Sea.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Karaban almost had a costly turnover on an inbound play with 14 seconds left, but the Huskies fouled up three and Mulready split his free throw attempts, setting up the game-clinching freebies from the Huskies’ captain.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Although the servicing stop for the California Zephyr is too short to explore beyond the platform, Denver is a great overnight choice for passengers splitting up the 43-hour journey.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Republican strategists argue the message risks looking disconnected from voters’ daily concerns.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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There was also another hose disconnected for driving cooling, which affects airflow.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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