as in separating
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 divorcing
In that film, Dern played lawyer Nora Fanshaw, who fights for Scarlett Johansson’s Nicole, who is divorcing her husband, Charlie, played by Adam Driver.
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Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The union lasted just eight months, with the pair divorcing in 1951.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are divorcing.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
The former couple adopted two children together — Isabella and Connor — before divorcing in 2001.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Lopez and Affleck first dated in 2002 and got engaged before breaking up and then reconnecting in 2021, getting married the following year and divorcing last year.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
But, after marrying and divorcing others in the intervening years, the pair coupled up again in 2021.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Victoria Sylvester and her husband have discussed divorcing ‒ just on paper ‒ to protect their assets if her health care costs tip her into bankruptcy.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The union lasted just eight months, with the pair divorcing in 1951.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are divorcing.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
The former couple adopted two children together — Isabella and Connor — before divorcing in 2001.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Lopez and Affleck first dated in 2002 and got engaged before breaking up and then reconnecting in 2021, getting married the following year and divorcing last year.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
But, after marrying and divorcing others in the intervening years, the pair coupled up again in 2021.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Victoria Sylvester and her husband have discussed divorcing ‒ just on paper ‒ to protect their assets if her health care costs tip her into bankruptcy.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorcing
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Trudeau went through a public split of his own in 2023, separating from estranged wife Sophie Gregoire.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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By separating, the two new entities should trade at multiples closer to their industry peers, and their combined values should be worth more than what DuPont currently trades at, which was around $76 per share on Monday for a market capitalization of about $32 billion.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now dividing her time between New York and Santiago, she is known for works responding to the Indigenous culture of Chile and to the economic, political, environmental, and gender disparities that arise within societies.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, Lecornu demands all issues currently dividing the National Assembly into three factions be brought to parliamentary debate.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Starting safety Drew Mukuba moved to a full-time role against the Denver Broncos after initially splitting time with Sydney Brown in base packages.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The team pointed out that the new device integrates organic semiconductors with enzymes from sulphate-reducing bacteria, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen or converting carbon dioxide into formate.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some destinations lend themselves particularly well to disconnecting.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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For 48 hours, the Taliban appeared to turn back the clock in Afghanistan with a directive to cut off the internet and phone networks, disconnecting millions of people from the world outside.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Divorcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorcing. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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