DIVORCEMENT Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

divorcement

noun

Definition of divorcement

as in severance

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Noun

The cuts will affect 93 Patreon employees, who will be given at least 16 weeks of severance payments.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 July 2026
Part-time and full-time employees have both been offered severance in two installments, according to the employees interviewed.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

Definition of severance

Noun

But that’s not for another decade or so, and separations will likely continue rising until then.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
During that previous test, the Starship Flight 12 mission, the massive Super Heavy first-stage Booster suffered engine problems after stage separation and failed to make a water landing in the Gulf of Mexico.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of separation

Noun

The South Carolina State Guard caisson detachment will carry Graham’s remains.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 July 2026
Psychological detachment, relaxation, and mastery are associated with consistent short-term gains, better sleep, more sustained motivation, and stronger next-day performance.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of detachment

Noun

Hence, the dissolution of Andriy and Bobby, the Ukrainian and Russian duo who already glommed on to each other in the first two episodes of this season of Project Runway and in this episode collapse fully and phenomenally.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.

— Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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