divorcement

noun

Definition of divorcementnext
as in severance

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  1. severance
  2. separation
  3. detachment
  4. breakup
  5. dissolution
Noun
  • Top college football coaches command NFL-caliber salaries; fired head coaches alone have collected over $1 billion in severance since 2015.
    — Chris Park, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The board spent $379,000 investigating Hill, and the former superintendent is also slated to receive $340,700 in severance, the Observer reported previously.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of severance
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  • The goal is to manufacture large-area membranes that can perform highly selective separations under practical operating conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As Burberry’s fortunes improved, GUS began divesting the company, floating a minority stake on the London Stock Exchange in 2002 and completing its separation from Burberry in 2005.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of separation
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  • Those complications included nail detachment (also known as onycholysis, which is when the nail separates from the nail bed, per the Cleveland Clinic) which impacted 39% of GLP-1 users and 9% of controls.
    — Korin Miller, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For him, the camera was never an excuse for detachment from human suffering.
    — Simon Ellery, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of detachment
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  • Many are navigating divorce, illness, breakups, or a reconsideration of their religious beliefs.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The film follows Amy (O’Flynn), who, after a bitter breakup, moves in with her best friend, Rosie (Alice Bailey Johnson).
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of breakup
Noun
  • Spears detailed the dissolution of her relationship with Timberlake in her 2023 memoir, The Woman in Me.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Amuom said the dissolution had contributed to the insecurity by leaving key local government posts vacant.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Divorcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorcement. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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