1
as in to separate
to set or force apart
disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying
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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war
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Recent Examples of disjoint
Everything just feels disjointed, like watching someone else swipe through TikTok.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
On Thursday night, when things were disjointed against ‘Nova, Mahaney played 16 minutes off the bench, and his seven points, improved ballhandling and decision-making, helped the Huskies stay close in the first half, then run away in the second, a 22-5 flourish to the finish.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
On Thursday night, when things were disjointed against ‘Nova, Mahaney played 16 minutes off the bench, and his seven points, improved ballhandling and decision-making, helped the Huskies stay close in the first half, then run away in the second, a 22-5 flourish to the finish.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
This season has been disjointed as the Wolves have tried to move on from Karl-Anthony Towns.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
On Thursday night, when things were disjointed against ‘Nova, Mahaney played 16 minutes off the bench, and his seven points, improved ballhandling and decision-making, helped the Huskies stay close in the first half, then run away in the second, a 22-5 flourish to the finish.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
On Thursday night, when things were disjointed against ‘Nova, Mahaney played 16 minutes off the bench, and his seven points, improved ballhandling and decision-making, helped the Huskies stay close in the first half, then run away in the second, a 22-5 flourish to the finish.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
This season has been disjointed as the Wolves have tried to move on from Karl-Anthony Towns.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjoint
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Since our family has been separated, I have been devastated and confused.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Those who have been separated from their belongings during the shooting will have the opportunity to retrieve them at a later date.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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When someone has it, their immune system goes into overdrive, producing more antibodies (or immunoglobulins, hence the name) than necessary that disrupt typical organ function.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Case in point: Heightened uncertainty about the outlook for the economy has disrupted plans for big-name IPOs like fintech firm Klarna and ticketing platform StubHub over the past month.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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The city is divided along sectarian lines: The south is home mostly to Sunni Muslims, while the northern neighborhoods are mostly Alawite.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Passengers are divided on the appropriateness of removing shoes during flights, citing comfort versus hygiene and safety.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Rob Lowe was recently confused for another celebrity during a Hollywood bus tour.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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For decades, audiences have confused the two for one another — a line that's gotten all the more blurry as the Grammy winner launched her acting career and the Emmy winner began singing in multiple projects, including her turn as Sally Bowles in the 2014 Broadway revival of Cabaret.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after their divorce, Hurley announced her engagement to the Australian cricketer Shane Warne, and the couple split in 2013.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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This involved manually disturbing the leg and then releasing it, capturing the resulting oscillations on high-speed video.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025
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What Is No-Till Gardening? Simply put, no-till is an approach to gardening that avoids disturbing soil in order to preserve its structure.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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The extended time away allows employees to fully disconnect from workplace pressures and engage in restorative activities without the persistent distraction of pending work projects that often accompany shorter breaks.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Then, around 200 million years ago, Pangaea began splitting apart, a geological breakup that formed the Atlantic Ocean, and eastern North America shuffled toward its current position on the globe.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Phillies can shuffle their rotation with the benefit of two upcoming off days.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Disjoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjoint. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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