DIVORCEMENT Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

divorcement

noun

Definition of divorcement

as in severance

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Meg Scheding learned from an attorney friend to negotiate her severance agreement after she was laid off in 2018 months after giving birth.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
And if your employer offers you a severance agreement, don't just sign it automatically.

— William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of severance

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The extremely small separation between the two graphene systems allowed the screening effect to be much stronger than in earlier experiments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
The film centers on Leo and Anne, whose relationship becomes caught in a cycle of attraction and separation as the boundaries between intimacy and dependence, care and control and presence and absence steadily begin to collapse.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of separation

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Democrats have seized on the president’s fixation on the ballroom as a symbol of vanity and detachment from the concerns of everyday Americans heading into November’s midterm elections.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Whether through psychological detachment, restorative activities like sauna, or adequate sleep, recovery protects the capacities leaders need to operate effectively.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of detachment

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Anhor The Great had so many pass breakups that counting would’ve been a fool’s errand.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately, Samir was in the middle of trying to make a grand romantic gesture when the breakup happened, which included the bros, Julia Fox and a basketball.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of breakup

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Several Fort Worth-area high school football games have been affected by the dissolution of Victory+.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
The dissolution of the workout drew another round of skepticism, with many claiming Kaepernick was pulling a media stunt or was not serious about wanting to play again.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissolution

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