severs

present tense third-person singular of sever

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of severs As the gang members shoot at him, Juggut severs the rope and falls; the train passes unharmed, over his body, into Pakistan. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 Anagen is followed by a brief transitional phase called catagen, during which the follicle regresses and severs its connection to its blood supply. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The deal severs Pizza Hut’s decades-long ties to Taco Bell and KFC, its sister brands in Yum’s portfolio. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 16 June 2026 Not in a sto’ no mo’ The end of physical gift cards effectively severs Valve’s last link to the old brick-and-mortar retail world that Steam so effectively killed across the PC gaming landscape. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 The door literally severs the connection between the water being and the team. — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026 Others say the teacher-free model severs the relationships at the heart of learning. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 Traditionally reliant on French institutional funding, the event now confronts an uncertain future as Mali’s military government severs ties with its former colonial overlord. — Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severs
Verb
  • Greg Hernandez separates materials from a pile of rubble during the teardown of the Cabrini-Green projects at 1157 and 1159 Cleveland Ave.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • State Drive, an ugly black roadway, separates the Science Center and its new addition from the park’s Rose Garden, and serves as a sad connector to the rest of the park.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place.
    — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The method divides relative cost of delay by relative job duration.
    — Dr. Timothy J. Giardino, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Strategy often disconnects from execution; and processes and systems evolve independently of purpose.
    — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Apple says the Control Center button disconnects Bluetooth accessories without fully turning Bluetooth off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Through a partnership with Amazon Web Services , Cerebras is developing an approach called inference disaggregation, which splits the work between two types of chips.
    — Paul Meeks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The layout splits between a restaurant and a cocktail bar, with a listening lounge tucked into the back corner, whose walls come alive with flickering anime cartoons.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Severs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severs. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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