Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severances
Noun
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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
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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
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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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Kody reflected on his own divorces in a confessional, and lamented how messy the breakups became.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Defensive tackle Chris Jones added a pair of sacks, and cornerback Kristian Fulton had three pass breakups.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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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 heart-wrenching are the family separations, which are commonplace in these hallways.—
Carol Guzy,
Miami Herald,
1 Jan. 2026
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According to The Times, both Cabot and Byron were going through marital separations at the time of the incident, Cabot said.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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It's also known as high season for marital splits, although that reputation may be more myth than reality.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
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Whatever the reason, this year’s splits have shaken generations of fans who were rooting for the former couples to find their happily ever after.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Is Bi commenting on the technological ruptures of the sound era?—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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Recent research indicates such degeneration can be a huge factor in Achilles ruptures.—
Matt Villano,
CNN Money,
3 Dec. 2025
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The airstrikes expose deepening rifts between Saudi Arabia and its former ally, as both compete for control and influence in Yemen’s civil war.—
Ahmed Al-Haj,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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The radio tower group climbs up through one of the rifts and finds themselves on Vecna’s chaos planet.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Severances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severances. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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