divorcing

verb

present participle of divorce
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 The couple had one child together, Zachary, in 1983, before divorcing in 1988. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 Some schools offer group therapy programs for children of separating or divorcing parents. — Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The former couple tied the knot in 2004 before divorcing in 2009. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Affleck and the 13 Going on 30 star were married for over a decade before divorcing in 2018. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 July 2026 The disappointment did not stop Mary Kay from marrying the manager, who was also her boss, in 1946, the year after divorcing her first husband. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 Country music star Jelly Roll and podcaster Bunnie Xo are supportive of their future romantic pursuits after divorcing. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is divorcing her husband, according to her mother, after allegations that her husband was cross-dressing and talking to online fetish models. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026 From creator, writer, executive producer, and star Diarra Kilpatrick, Season 1 follows Diarra, a divorcing schoolteacher who refuses to believe she’s been ghosted by her rebound Tinder date. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorcing
  1. separating
  2. dividing
  3. splitting
  4. disconnecting
Verb
  • On the path through the cornfield separating the movie site from the stadium sits a bar and seating areas.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Monday’s announcement by the Republican president calls for separating combination shots — including the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — into separate injections.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of separating
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  • The weeks that followed have been packed with political posturing, protests and provocative talk-show fodder, much of it aimed at dividing people much more than to actually support women’s sports.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Both my wife and I have been through the loss of our parents and found the following method has worked very well for dividing up sentimental possessions among the many brothers and sisters on both sides of the family.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • Lindsay was working as a labor and delivery nurse at the time, while Patrick was in tech sales, splitting his time between a home office in the basement and work trips selling software that kept him on the road throughout the year.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As travel costs rise, vacationers are splitting trips into two contrasting parts, seeking emotional balance while making one expensive journey feel more worthwhile.
    — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • Save your receipt and take screenshots of anything unusual before disconnecting the device.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And so, for instance, there’s surveys showing that Gen Z are the generation most likely to report disconnecting from their digital devices.
    — Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnecting

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