as in separates
to set or force apart
uncoupled the two railroad cars
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Keepy-uppies with those on you really separates the men from the boys.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026 -
There is a quality that separates organizations that find a way from those that don't.—
Chris Rosenberg,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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This essentially divides the matches into quarters, which is how American spectators prefer to mark the passage of time.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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There’s always at least one Love Island USA contestant who divides viewers, and for Season 8, that person is Melanie Moreno.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
11 June 2026
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The dam breaks, and Regina splits into laughter at Jobim’s deadpan devolution into nonsense.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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Today, Cobbs, 36, splits her time between southeastern San Diego and Atlanta, and took some time to talk about her work, and being able to help other people feel a little less lonely.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Once the aircraft reaches the runway, the TaxiBot disconnects.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Once the plane is in position, TaxiBot disconnects and the aircraft proceeds with takeoff as normal.—
David Szondy
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
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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
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The door literally severs the connection between the water being and the team.—
Jenny Odell,
Longreads,
2 June 2026
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“Uncouples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouples. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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