as in to divide
to set or force apart
disconnected the two parts of the light fixture
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Recent Examples of disconnect
Finger tucked around a crescent moon, light splits and splices the room,
disconnects the dots, casts
a constellation onto sheetrock.
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Nicky Vaid, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
And there isn’t much of an opportunity to disconnect from the pressure that comes with a rough patch because the NHL season is a meat grinder with nonstop games, practices, travel, meetings, recovery and gym sessions.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025
Adding to pressure are reports that the EU is preparing to disconnect another 20 Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Nicky Vaid, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
And there isn’t much of an opportunity to disconnect from the pressure that comes with a rough patch because the NHL season is a meat grinder with nonstop games, practices, travel, meetings, recovery and gym sessions.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025
Adding to pressure are reports that the EU is preparing to disconnect another 20 Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnect
Verb
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Americans were also divided over what their separation means for the country, according to the survey, which has a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Model parallelism divides the neural network itself across hardware.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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There was gold but also plenty of garbage, with little time to separate the two.—
Son Nguyen,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Sea to land To separate the sea courses from the land courses, Bost serves a surprise palate cleanser, a dish of orgeat (almond flavored) ice cream topped with N25 Kaluga caviar, almond oil and shavings of aged celery root.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The kids split their time between this house and their other parents' homes.—
Stephanie Warsmith,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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The Federal Reserve is now overwhelmingly expected to keep rates on hold during its June and July meetings, with the market split over its September decision, according to the CME FedWatch tool.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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That development was paused amid a tangle of lawsuits in 2023 and 2024, but is moving forward after the cases were resolved in November and March.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
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More than 1800 cases have been reviewed by the Pentagon so far, with the vast majority ultimately resolved as likely balloons, drones, debris or animals based on a comprehensive review of available data.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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The fallout led to the end of their band, Attila, while Weber severed her relationships with both men.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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With Trump threatening to sever government ties with Musk's businesses, most notably SpaceX, Newsweek looked at the web of contracts that bind the billionaire's ventures to the U.S. government.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Disconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnect. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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