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Adjective
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Gently fold egg yolk mixture into one half of divided batter.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025 -
Hall was in bed inside his room on the upstairs level of the divided residence when a massive tree crashed through the roof of the home.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the area where these cuts will be felt most acutely is with respect to elder abuse, which is already a neglected area of health care and social services.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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By upcycling a neglected garment, Hirsch hopes to give someone the chance to experience the beauty and craftsmanship that goes into creating a piece.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And Answers For Tuesday, April 8 Supposedly season 2 will start from scratch with those three leading it, and as such, should not be a disjointed as season 1 has been.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And Seattle’s offensive line was so disjointed last season that a new, more experienced staff could — and should — produce a better product without a drastic change in personnel.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here's what happens when communications operates separately from customer success: Your customers receive polished marketing messages that feel disconnected from their actual product experience.—
Sal Viveros,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But regions of spacetime can also become disconnected, or decoupled, in the presence of strong gravitational fields, such as those found in and around a black hole.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Out back, there’s a sleek new pool and detached garage, primed for conversion.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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The report further indicates that there was one dead rodent in the attached garage, and across the three detached garages, investigators encountered one live rodent, one dead rodent, one nest, and one building with gnaw marks.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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However, some legacy banks remain unconnected to universal providers, forcing clients to manually download and upload bank statements.—
Peter Potapov,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Hegseth arrived for a visit Tuesday, though officials said the visit was unconnected to the purge, The Associated Press reported.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Adrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adrift. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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