as in separated
to set or force apart
disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers
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Recent Examples of severed
Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Professor Orloff is a severed head that floats in a jar.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Human consciousness, however, can be severed between the two halves, LaSota claims.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
His instinct, in other words, was to treat science as severed from politics.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
From 2013 to 2018, Deutsche Bank opened more than 40 accounts for the financier—after JPMorgan Chase had severed its ties with Epstein, New York Department of Financial Services investigators found and the two civil complaints claim.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
But many of those who were outrighted off the 40-man roster during the season have already severed ties with Atlanta in search of new opportunities.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Vasquez died from gunshot wounds to the face and to the left of Vasquez’s belly button, which affected several internal organs and severed his spinal cord, according to previous testimony.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
The founders of Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation also severed ties.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
The motorcyclist was conscious, but his leg was severed from the collision.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Battlefield injuries, like severed limbs, are likewise rewarded with sums that most soldiers could not earn in regular jobs.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Professor Orloff is a severed head that floats in a jar.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Last month, several charities severed ties with Sarah after a 2011 email from her to Epstein surfaced.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Human consciousness, however, can be severed between the two halves, LaSota claims.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
His instinct, in other words, was to treat science as severed from politics.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
From 2013 to 2018, Deutsche Bank opened more than 40 accounts for the financier—after JPMorgan Chase had severed its ties with Epstein, New York Department of Financial Services investigators found and the two civil complaints claim.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
But many of those who were outrighted off the 40-man roster during the season have already severed ties with Atlanta in search of new opportunities.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Vasquez died from gunshot wounds to the face and to the left of Vasquez’s belly button, which affected several internal organs and severed his spinal cord, according to previous testimony.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
The founders of Natasha’s Allergy Research Foundation also severed ties.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
The motorcyclist was conscious, but his leg was severed from the collision.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severed
Verb
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Raw animal foods not separated by type based on minimum cook temperatures (raw chicken stored above raw eggs in walk-in cooler).—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Allen and Harbour, 50, were married for four years, and separated in 2024.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was still a pariah state, recognized only by Turkey; Nicosia was still Europe’s last divided capital.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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But Burns also doesn’t take the conventional wisdom that the America of today is more divided than at any other point since the Revolution.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The front sink was blocked by waste and the ware wash sink was disconnected from the drain pipe.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, who has led in recent polls, fired back quickly, accusing Cuomo of being disconnected from the realities facing everyday New Yorkers.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Since then, attorneys and judges have overseen multiple lenient plea deals and case dismissals, while local prosecutors reviewed hundreds of active and resolved cases that Tran investigated.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Atlanta scored first on a 38-yard field goal from Parker Romo, but that came after Huff and Sam Okuayinonu split a third-down sack to minimize a 19-play, 10 ½-minute drive.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bigger than Alaska and Texas combined, West Antarctica is split from the eastern half of the continent by the Transantarctic Mountains, whose peaks are buried to their chins in ice.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of crimps, Paxton's honey blonde locks were styled in romantic waves and with parted curtain bangs.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The audience watched quietly until Matthew McConaughey, sporting a parted blond bowl cut and ferrying students to some end-of-year fun, delivered a signature bit of dialogue.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Democrats and liberal pundits in particular have seen expressions of thoughts and prayers, particularly coming from the GOP and prominent commentators on the right, as an empty gesture when uncoupled with specific actions on gun control to prevent mass shootings.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
30 Aug. 2025
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Trainer Bob Baffert’s uncoupled of Philippa and Neko finished third and fourth, respectively.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In Something's Gotta Give, Keaton starred as Erica Barry, a divorced writer who reconnects and finds love with a fellow professional later in life.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Severed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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