DIVORCEMENT Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

divorcement

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Definition of divorcement

as in severance

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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
The mother is such an integral part of the daughter’s consciousness that severance is impossible.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of severance

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The traditional route through the middle of Hormuz, known as the traffic separation scheme, remains too dangerous for ships to use due to the threat of mines, Larsen said.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Beyond military missions Military operators could use the software to distinguish routine orbital activity from potentially suspicious behavior, including satellite maneuvers, separation events, and close-proximity operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Definition of separation

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Invisibility is no longer neutral; it's perceived as detachment or avoidance, especially amidst constant disruption.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Sonos Noise Cancelling Headphones Deal The Sonos Ace Headphones deliver supreme sonic detachment with world-class Active Noise Cancellation and Dolby Atmos spatial audio with dynamic head tracking.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of detachment

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Text messages suggested d4vd had manipulated Celeste, even after their breakup in November 2024, the prosecution wrote.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The shorter run time also means some themes get reduced into syrup; the platitudes come as fast and furious as Tao and Elle’s breakups and makeups, with too little space to breathe in between.

— Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of breakup

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Sandhoo also serves as the Space Force’s portfolio acquisition executive for missile warning and tracking, which would keep him in charge of much of the SDA’s mission after the agency’s dissolution.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
These include dissolution, which uses solvents to recover polystyrene as pellets, and pyrolysis, which heats mixed plastic waste in low oxygen to produce oil-like feedstocks for new plastic.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

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