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
However, this balance is unexpectedly shattered when a sudden rupture severs those connections, scattering their remnant powers across the land in the form of Anima.
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David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Its cancellation severs an educational tradition that gave students a firsthand look at the executive branch.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Its cancellation severs an educational tradition that gave students a firsthand look at the executive branch.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severs
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That’s what separates him from most.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gentle sonication then separates the layers into stable nanosheets.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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The jet stream divides the country in two, bringing wetter weather to the Pacific Northwest and Ohio Valley.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 45-year-old Shears now divides his time between London and New Orleans, is a founding member of the pop and glam rock band Scissor Sisters.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Shillitoe's Kejashi system, which sounds Japanese but is just a nod do his own name KEnt JAmes SHIllitoe, disconnects the forks and handlebars from the normal steering head, and mounts them on a trailing arm coming back from a point well out in front of the fairing.—
Loz Blain
August 04,
New Atlas,
4 Aug. 2025
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Rather than pre-generated character or full generation, the set splits the difference with four class boards featuring the classics of Fighter, Cleric, Rogue and Wizards.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nuclear fission occurs when a neutron strikes a nucleus and then splits it.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Severs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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