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
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
In Something's Gotta Give, Keaton starred as Erica Barry, a divorced writer who reconnects and finds love with a fellow professional later in life.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The 1987 horror-comedy, directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Richard Donner, follows two teenage brothers who move with their divorced mother to the fictional town of Santa Carla, California, only to discover that the town is a haven for vampires.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey, a divorced former Army Ranger, embarks on a sudden and inevitably ill-fated life of crime to help provide for his kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 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
Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The office later determined that Calvo and his then-wife had established permanent residence at the property; the couple married in December 2019 and divorced in March 2024.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The couple married in 2005 and divorced in 2012.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Each one lives in Milwaukee and is divorced with kids.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The former couple, who share three children, have not yet legally divorced.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
The case was a constant topic of conversation in the community, said Sigg, an ophthalmic technician who was raising her two boys after getting divorced from their father years earlier.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
According to the Daily Mail, Ferguson — who divorced Prince Andrew in 1996 — reached out to Epstein in 2011 after publicly denouncing their friendship during an interview with the Evening Standard.
—Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The two separated in 1992, and divorced in 1996, but Ferguson has retained the title.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Pretty progressive for a divorced couple that is reportedly not even romantically involved anymore.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
In Something's Gotta Give, Keaton starred as Erica Barry, a divorced writer who reconnects and finds love with a fellow professional later in life.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The 1987 horror-comedy, directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Richard Donner, follows two teenage brothers who move with their divorced mother to the fictional town of Santa Carla, California, only to discover that the town is a haven for vampires.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey, a divorced former Army Ranger, embarks on a sudden and inevitably ill-fated life of crime to help provide for his kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 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
Adjective
In the series, Soffer and Spiridakos’ characters were married, but Jay and Hailey were divorced by the start of season 11.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The office later determined that Calvo and his then-wife had established permanent residence at the property; the couple married in December 2019 and divorced in March 2024.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The couple married in 2005 and divorced in 2012.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Each one lives in Milwaukee and is divorced with kids.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The former couple, who share three children, have not yet legally divorced.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
The case was a constant topic of conversation in the community, said Sigg, an ophthalmic technician who was raising her two boys after getting divorced from their father years earlier.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
According to the Daily Mail, Ferguson — who divorced Prince Andrew in 1996 — reached out to Epstein in 2011 after publicly denouncing their friendship during an interview with the Evening Standard.
—Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The two separated in 1992, and divorced in 1996, but Ferguson has retained the title.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorced
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Teller took to heart the classic Greek playwright Aristophanes’ myth of love — that humans were born as a fusion of two bodies and later separated as punishment from the gods, only to spend their lives looking — and longing — for their other half.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Andrew and Fergie married in 1986, separated in 1992, and divorced in 1996, but the two have remained close.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But like other governer races, voters are divided along partisan lines.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes lightning hits the mountainside and splits or burns a tree.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jeanty, initially lined up in the right slot, motioned into the backfield, leaving Bowers and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers lined up to that side, with receivers Tyler Lockett and Tre Tucker split to the left.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The phone eventually gave a busy signal, as if the line had been taken off the hook, and not long after, the number was disconnected.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The phone numbers the scammers were using turned out to be disconnected.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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