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adjective

as in severed

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verb

past tense of sunder
as in divided
to set or force apart during the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall

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Recent Examples of sundered
Adjective
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln, hoping to unite a sundered nation, issued a proclamation declaring Thanksgiving to be a national holiday. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
Verb
Behind him stood his tractor, and behind me was an almond tree, sundered. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026 It was booked to fly on a Soyuz in 2022, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February of that year sundered the international partnership that led to the deal, putting the satellite in mothballs for a spell. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 May 2026 The company has already sundered its businesses internally into two divisions ahead of a formal separation. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025 Others, like me, wake up in the middle of the night, their sleep sundered into two chunks. — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Comcast and Versant won’t be completely sundered after the split, as the USGA deal demonstrates. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundered
  1. severed
  2. divided
  3. split
  4. separated
  5. parted
  6. disconnected
  7. resolved
  8. divorced
Adjective
  • According to the full plot description on Amazon, our protagonists have more to worry about than just severed fingers.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The inciting incident for the new story comes after the principal of the high school receives a severed human finger in the mail, sending the parents into an uproar.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of severed
Verb
  • Via a points system, entrants will not only compete for prize money in individual races but also vie for a $5 million prize pool divided up based on the series’ final standings.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Congressional Republicans are headed into the home stretch ahead of a crucial midterm election year bitterly divided over their competing legislative priorities.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of divided
Adjective
  • Pendle has run a secondary market in split onchain yield for years, and the tokenization of everything has already reached private company stock.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Dry mode is most common in mini-split and window AC units (and newer ones at that), but Chason says the feature is far more sophisticated and effective in mini splits.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 31 July 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • Speaking before the Cassazione delivered its ruling, Spinelle had been coming to terms with being separated from his family for good.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In gases, such as air, atoms and molecules are separated from each other by lots of space.
    — Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • The ex-couple parted ways in 2020 after a seven-year engagement.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 18 June 2026
  • Faithe with her son, AydenAmanda Langston As the two parted ways, Amanda saw Faithe’s demeanor shift.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Definition of parted
Verb
  • Embraced by a number of celebrities since its debut, the silhouette might present a bit of an optical illusion upon first glance, appearing as if two sides of the pump are disconnected in the front.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • In her experience, disengagement is usually the result of people feeling unheard, undervalued or disconnected from the purpose behind their work.
    — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of disconnected
Adjective
  • Lebanon’s fragile sovereignty The lack of resolved borders and Israel’s periodic incursions into southern Lebanon have predictably meant that Lebanon has struggled to assert sovereignty over its own territory.
    — Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • What frustrated her most was that the issue refused to stay resolved.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of resolved
Adjective
  • Special rules apply to adopted, kidnapped, or foster children; those who were born and died in the same year; and children of divorced or separated parents.
    — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The divorced couple has also been involved in a bitter custody battle over their 2-year-old daughter.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026
Definition of divorced

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