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
But Adams announced in 2022 that that the two were divorcing.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The couple embarked on an extramarital affair before eventually divorcing their respective spouses and marrying in 2006.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The former couple welcomed sons Corey and Adam before divorcing in 1985.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow revealed she was fired from a movie after divorcing from Chris Martin.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Harp, who lived about twenty minutes down the road and ran a volunteer animal shelter in Austin, had planned carefully for parenthood, building a comfortable life with a lucrative job at a construction company after divorcing her husband more than a decade earlier.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Financial planners strongly recommend that divorcing couples complete a qualified domestic relations order, or QDRO.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Victor Posner, a prominent Miami businessman, was divorcing his younger wife, a former salesgirl.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The couple embarked on an extramarital affair before eventually divorcing their respective spouses and marrying in 2006.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The former couple welcomed sons Corey and Adam before divorcing in 1985.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow revealed she was fired from a movie after divorcing from Chris Martin.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Harp, who lived about twenty minutes down the road and ran a volunteer animal shelter in Austin, had planned carefully for parenthood, building a comfortable life with a lucrative job at a construction company after divorcing her husband more than a decade earlier.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Financial planners strongly recommend that divorcing couples complete a qualified domestic relations order, or QDRO.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Victor Posner, a prominent Miami businessman, was divorcing his younger wife, a former salesgirl.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorcing
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The backpack itself is crafted from a durable, water-resistant, anti-abrasion material, and includes a wet pocket for separating damp items or dirty laundry.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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This was such a tedious process that Saint Ignatius College Prep had its own recycling club that mainly involved spending Fridays after school sitting on a classroom floor and separating the recyclables the school had generated throughout the week.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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One was a real human blastocysts, which contain about 100 to 200 rapidly dividing cells.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Decades ago, some wealthier Venezuelans began splitting their time between South Florida and their home country, gradually spending more and more time.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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After dribbling once with his right hand, Brown unleashed a Eurostep to his left, splitting the two Raptors players.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The dangers of disconnecting Leaving the money to be handled by one spouse leaves your family vulnerable.—
Douglas A. Boneparth, CFP,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2025
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There’s nothing better than disconnecting from the world—and hopefully, your phone—on a long walk outside.—
The Editors,
Outside,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Divorcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorcing. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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