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divorces 1 of 2

noun

plural of divorce
as in breakups

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verb

present tense third-person singular of divorce
as in splits
to set or force apart in your head you need to divorce your wishes and fantasies from the realities of the world as it is

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Recent Examples of divorces
Verb
The debut novel from this English professor and pioneering feminist follows Mira, a suburban homemaker who chafes against patriarchal society, divorces her husband, enrolls in graduate school, and becomes an outspoken advocate for women’s rights. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026 Victory disease divorces military excellence from political wisdom and strategic discipline. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026 The system recognizes that poor outcomes are inevitable, and divorces the compensation process from any judgment of any one physician or hospital’s actions. — Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 McEntire played Reba Hart, a divorced mom who tries to keep her family together after her husband divorces her for his dental hygienist. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorces
  1. breakups
  2. splits
  3. dissolutions
  4. divides
  5. schisms
  6. separates
  7. ruptures
  8. disconnects
Noun
  • Baun led the Eagles with 12 tackles, including a tackle for loss, plus two pass breakups.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Lucas started 12 of Miami’s 16 games last season, finishing with 45 tackles, one interception and eight pass breakups.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of breakups
Verb
  • Bryan gets attacked by a dog, who pokes its head through a barn wall…and then the dog’s face splits apart like a flower, with tentacles shooting out.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Established in Ibiza in 2017, De La Vali was created by creative director Jana Sascha, who splits time between London, where the brand is based, and Ibiza, where De La Vali was founded.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of splits
Noun
  • 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
  • The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.
    — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Definition of dissolutions
Verb
  • Perim Island divides the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital trade route situated between Yemen and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, that links Asia and Europe via the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Perim Island is a small and rocky area of land that divides the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and to global markets.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of divides
Noun
  • But schisms and heel digging are probably inevitable in such uncertain fields, Catling says.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This turns into a big argument about Issa being a weird little guy, and suddenly there are multiple potential roommate schisms in the house.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of schisms
Verb
  • Anybody can do it once—consistency is what separates good from great players.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Save to wishlist Grey Area Róhe has a strong offering of tailoring and suiting and I was instantly drawn to these grey separates.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of separates
Noun
  • The final match of the South African leg was staged in Soweto, where the 1976 student uprising became one of the defining ruptures in the country’s apartheid history.
    — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The absence of an exchange leaves the reader fingering loose threads and, in the absence of plot, listening into tonal shifts and ruptures.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruptures
Verb
  • Strategy often disconnects from execution; and processes and systems evolve independently of purpose.
    — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Apple says the Control Center button disconnects Bluetooth accessories without fully turning Bluetooth off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnects

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