severances

noun

plural of severance
as in alienations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severances
  1. dissolutions
  2. estrangements
  3. breakups
  4. cleavages
  5. separations
  6. splits
  7. ruptures
  8. rifts
Noun
  • Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.
    — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.
    — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Definition of dissolutions
Noun
  • For some, the reason behind such estrangements might seem clear to both parties.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of estrangements
Noun
  • The two have talked about their relationships (Barone dated the British actor Edward Bluemel for many years) and her and Skinner’s respective breakups.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • Later messages referenced multiple breakups and reconciliation.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of breakups
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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
  • 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
Definition of cleavages
Noun
  • Though they have been notified of their layoffs, all 26 remain employed by Meta, with separations set to begin July 22.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Layoffs could follow if the company doesn't meet the target for voluntary separations, Bloomberg reported.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 15 June 2026
Definition of separations
Noun
  • Both overwatering and underwatering your tomatoes can cause splits, so aim to water them every three to four days for a total of 1 to 2 inches per week during their fruiting stage.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
  • The left-handed-hitting outfielder has had both substantial home-and-road splits and lefty-righty splits.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of splits
Noun
  • Here's what actually happens when a testicle ruptures, why doctors treat it as a surgical emergency, and what recovery typically looks like.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026
  • Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of ruptures
Noun
  • These rifts were mirrored at the École, where students argued about politics and split into groups according to their leftist persuasions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • In Britain remain the memories, unresolved rifts and royal heritage that continue to define him.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of rifts
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