as in separates
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 severs
In Season 1, one character severs her consciousness so as not to experience the pain of childbirth—so the only world her innie knows is giving birth and handing over her baby.
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The capture severs Assad’s primary connection with Jordan.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Her death from hypothermia in the season finale severs the Yellowjackets’ last tie to the old social order.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The capture severs Assad’s primary connection with Jordan.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Her death from hypothermia in the season finale severs the Yellowjackets’ last tie to the old social order.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severs
separates
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The two teams meet Friday, and the betting spread separates them by only a few points — with OU as the close favorite.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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What separates the most successful retailers from those that go bankrupt?—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Severs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severs. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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