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to set or force apart
the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt
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Recent Examples of disassociated
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
16 Jan. 2026
Linda is so disassociated from her body and herself.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Linda is so disassociated from the experience that’s happening to her.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
That’s all gotten very disenfranchised or disassociated because of the spreading out and now technology interfering with that sense of community.
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Frank Digiacomo,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Montalvo Peña’s audition gets across in just a few minutes Aje’s distinctive blend of perk, pluck and pastel-pink girlishness spiked with a generous dollop of disassociated delusionality.
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Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
Can the bewitching kindness be disassociated from the defining unkindness at the heart of Southern history, visible in the portraits of Confederates in the lobby of the Lafayette Hotel?
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Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense.
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Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
These are ongoing and continuing obligations which, if the member did not meet them, the member could be disassociated from the Subject LLCs and thus lose the right to distributions.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
In southern Gaza, the Abu Shabab militia is widely reviled, and Abu Shabab’s own family has disassociated itself from him and called for his death.
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Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
Celebrities who have disassociated themselves from the Kennedy Center this year include Rhiannon Giddens, Issa Rae, Renee Fleming, Shonda Rhimes and Ben Folds.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
The sentencing came after 10 people, including Smith's wife and father, read their statements addressing Jones, who would shift from listening intently to looking down and appearing disassociated.
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Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
16 Jan. 2026
Linda is so disassociated from her body and herself.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Linda is so disassociated from the experience that’s happening to her.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
That’s all gotten very disenfranchised or disassociated because of the spreading out and now technology interfering with that sense of community.
—
Frank Digiacomo,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Montalvo Peña’s audition gets across in just a few minutes Aje’s distinctive blend of perk, pluck and pastel-pink girlishness spiked with a generous dollop of disassociated delusionality.
—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
As a result, the Universal Zulu Nation disassociated itself from its founder.
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Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
Can the bewitching kindness be disassociated from the defining unkindness at the heart of Southern history, visible in the portraits of Confederates in the lobby of the Lafayette Hotel?
—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
These are ongoing and continuing obligations which, if the member did not meet them, the member could be disassociated from the Subject LLCs and thus lose the right to distributions.
—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
In southern Gaza, the Abu Shabab militia is widely reviled, and Abu Shabab’s own family has disassociated itself from him and called for his death.
—
Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
Celebrities who have disassociated themselves from the Kennedy Center this year include Rhiannon Giddens, Issa Rae, Renee Fleming, Shonda Rhimes and Ben Folds.
—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociated
Adjective
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The withdrawn draft focused on setting up several new watchdogs to keep AI in check, including a dedicated commission and a special insurance fund to help people if the new technology caused harm.
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The story follows Trey, a withdrawn ex-con surviving as a night driver on the city’s margins, who forms a tentative and increasingly intimate bond with Camden (Dafne Keen), a sharp and restless young woman working as a call girl.
Verb
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Congressional Republicans were divided over the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down an executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
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Countless individual tread blocks, divided by wide grooves, wriggled around instead of digging in.
Adjective
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
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This is no longer an isolated contamination event but a broader patterns that is reflecting back human chemical usage in ways that were not anticipated when modern wastewater systems were designed.
Verb
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In a place where many homes lean into glass, driftwood tones and a conventional layout, this one sprawls like a resort, with sleeping quarters separated into individual pavilion-like structures.
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While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
Adjective
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Businesses can also partner with the nonprofit, while current and retired officers in need are encouraged to reach out directly for help.
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The 72-year-old retired teacher drove nine hours from western Massachusetts to the nation's capital, bringing 300 miniature maple syrup bottles and children's coloring books to help stock the state's booth.
Verb
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Violators get warning letters before fines are given, and ultimately, water may be disconnected.
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If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.
Adjective
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Smaller, portable coolers are easier to carry to the beach or park with big groups, while insulated lunch boxes and soft-sided coolers are ideal for smaller groups or solo outings.
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In-floor radiant heat plus insulated tanks for four-season travel.
Verb
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Cutright, who was not charged with murder, split from Devastating Pyrotechnics to form Blackstar Fireworks on the property in 2023.
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“Disassociated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassociated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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