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

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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

Definition of dissolution

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