Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severances
Noun
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There could be more dissolutions and consolidations in the future.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026 -
The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The couple, who did not grow up knowing one another because of estrangements in their families, faced criticism from both sets of parents for the union.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The celebrity chef’s raw and darkly humorous memoir explores her family’s demise and reconstruction — through divorce, estrangements, a brother’s sudden death and another’s suicide.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Most notably, the platform has noted consistent spikes during emotionally transitional moments, such as breakups, first dates, post-therapy reflection, or major relationship decisions.—
Felysha Walker,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Virginia Tech transfer produced 45 tackles, 11 pass breakups and two interceptions last season, and was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco has made a career of rescuing history from the cleavages of memory.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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Intelligence agencies in the United States and other Western countries closely follow these cleavages, of course, and can sometimes recruit the disaffected or the ambitious to provide insider information.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Most separations would take place April 12, the first document said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The raid drew criticism over family separations.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Between splits and a soaring price, that $1,200 investment would be worth more than $9 million today.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Between splits and a soaring price, that $1,200 investment would be worth more than $9 million today.—
Matt Sedensky,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For any other animal, allowing body temperature to drop below freezing should result in the formation of ice crystals, which can cause dangerous ruptures to cells.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Is Bi commenting on the technological ruptures of the sound era?—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The rifts among these friends—particularly between Lucas and Coppola—could be severe.—
Michael O’Donnell,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Wednesday, from lawmakers' rifts over ICE reforms to an ongoing search for Savannah Guthrie's mother.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Severances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severances. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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