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
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.
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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
The two had two daughters and a son before divorcing in 1989.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Since Scott, a novelist who received the bulk of her fortune after divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, signed the Giving Pledge in 2019, promising to donate more than half her wealth, HBCUs have been among her favorite grantees.
—CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Netflix isn’t divorcing The Hunting Wives any time soon.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Mueller and Sheen were married for three years before divorcing in 2011.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
After divorcing in 1981 the Vervilles soon remarried each other and had two more children — Art, 38, and Angelica.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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
The two had two daughters and a son before divorcing in 1989.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Since Scott, a novelist who received the bulk of her fortune after divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, signed the Giving Pledge in 2019, promising to donate more than half her wealth, HBCUs have been among her favorite grantees.
—CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Netflix isn’t divorcing The Hunting Wives any time soon.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Mueller and Sheen were married for three years before divorcing in 2011.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
After divorcing in 1981 the Vervilles soon remarried each other and had two more children — Art, 38, and Angelica.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorcing
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The Inland Rail Trail is a 21-mile bike path that is 8 to 10 feet wide with a 2-foot-wide unpaved shoulder and barriers separating the trail from motor vehicles.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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There were just two points separating the teams after Blake Grupe’s field goal in the fourth quarter, before two crucial plays from Josh Allen – first a 27-yard scramble through the Saints defense, then a 28-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid – extended the Bills’ lead.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Unless Labour, the Greens, and Your Party come to an electoral understanding, their candidates will have to compete with one another, and with other parties, over every seat, dividing the left-leaning vote and potentially allowing Reform or the Conservatives to come out on top.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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This industry has become exceptional at dividing us and pitting us against each other.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Whereas traditional nuclear fission energy creates power by splitting atoms, fusion uses heat to create energy by melding them together.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Last season, though, Vegas started deploying its top defensemen a bit differently, splitting the toughest minutes between Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore, Noah Hanifin and Brayden McNabb.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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For Allen, this legal tool disproportionately undermines Black communities, eroding generational wealth and disconnecting families from their neighborhoods.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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The update promises to address user complaints about the newest iPhones mysteriously disconnecting from Wi-Fi without reason.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Divorcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorcing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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