Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severances
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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 -
Co-written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, the film blends sharp humor with aching self-reflection as the pair navigates a whirlwind of public tributes, old grudges and family estrangements, forcing both men to confront the choices, compromises and identities that have defined their lives.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Hamilton responded by registering 81 tackles, three sacks, four interceptions, 13 pass breakups and a defensive touchdown.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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There were crash outs, blowups, fights over pancakes and some messy breakups.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Formation-flying demonstrations, such as two-craft systems that block light like a mini-eclipse, show the principle but not at the separations and wavelengths needed for nearby Earth analogs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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This can make separations less stressful for both the dog and the temporary caregivers.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Cephalopods’ soft bodies sprout arms and bloom with suckers at these same splits.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Roblox can change rules or revenue splits at any time, and the platform’s algorithms control which items surface to buyers.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Achilles tendon ruptures to three then-Eastern Conference All-Stars have cracked open a championship window for recent perpetual also-rans like the Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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More recent work shows that what protects infants in these moments isn’t their temperament or demographics but their caregiver’s ability to repair those ruptures with sensitivity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Later level and Ankou rifts (secret battle stages) require adept knowledge of the game’s overlapping combat systems.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Establishing ground rules ahead of time can hopefully help avoid hurt feelings, which can grow into deeper rifts over time and have negative effects on children and potentially rob them of a fruitful relationship with their grandparents.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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This time, though, the schisms between the CDC and the states and professional societies go far beyond the timing of an additional dose of vaccine.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Leicester were extremely dysfunctional in that 2022-23 campaign, with schisms in their midfield that were exploited by opponents.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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The class actions also accuse Allianz of not sufficiently monitoring its systems to prevent data breaches and failing to have a strong data security plan.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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All three have been either punished for domestic PSR breaches or remain subject to charges.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Severances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severances. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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