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as in freed
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengaged
Reshma Saujani, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Her two modes are either disengaged or bellowing — and that’s not really enough to tearfully deem someone an addict.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
If someone is disengaged but still clocking in, that work has to be absorbed by other team members, which can create additional stress and drag down productivity across the board, said SHRM's Atkinson.
—Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Because today, harm shows up as isolated students, fractured communities, disengaged workers, and technologies that divide rather than unite.
—Reshma Saujani, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Her two modes are either disengaged or bellowing — and that’s not really enough to tearfully deem someone an addict.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
Active news consumers were much more likely to be politically engaged, while passive news consumers were much more likely to be disengaged or moderately engaged in politics.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
If someone is disengaged but still clocking in, that work has to be absorbed by other team members, which can create additional stress and drag down productivity across the board, said SHRM's Atkinson.
—Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengaged
Adjective
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Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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The images featured Williams striking several poses while standing in knee-deep waters, wearing a yellow, one-piece swimsuit with a cutout in the center and an untied bowtie.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The deal follows an eventful few years for Spears, who managed to finally be freed of a 13-year conservatorship back in 2021.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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Michael Skakel was convicted of killing Martha Moxley, but freed from prison after a court deemed his lawyer incompetent.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Actress Sarah Hyland favored an undone look for her wedding day hairstyle.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Arsenal came undone thanks, in part, to two excellent long-range finishes from Patrick Dorgu and Matheus Cunha.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This is a delicate, unexpectedly powerful slice of cinema literally unveiled, the filmmakers as liberated as the characters hope to one day be.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2026
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Haiti liberated itself from France in 1804.—
Ruth Jean-Marie,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2024
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In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
Verb
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But what saved the boys in the end was planning—and a whole lot of daring.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
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The minus-14 defensive runs saved, according to FanGraphs, that were the second worst among 31 catchers with at least 600 innings caught.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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No Spotify or Netflix exists for literature, where (other than with some exceptions, such as for vinyl collectors) the medium and the message are more easily disentangled, but the codex has endured for two millennia whereas the CD and the DVD lasted barely two decades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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McDonald said a clear motive was not identified, nor was a specific target.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this week, after lawmakers said the names of several high-profile figures had been concealed in the documents without clear legal reasons, the department also moved to un-redact more than a dozen additional names.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Disengaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengaged. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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